(Fixes typo in headline) By Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW, March 6 (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday it would respond if Finland ...

Beyond, up a gentle slope, looms Russia. Finns used to drive across here to fill up on half-price gasoline. That was before Russia started pushing migrants across the two countries’ roughly 830-mile ...

Finland used to follow a policy of neutrality, staying out of military alliances, especially to avoid upsetting Russia. That changed in April 2023 when Finland joined NATO, abandoning decades of ...

Finland is hosting one of the largest exercises in the region, demonstrating how the alliance is preparing for potential threats from Russia. The maneuvers come at a time when Finland is adjusting its ...

A deserted cafe and petrol station near the Niirala border crossing to Russia shows how life has been on hold since Finland shut the frontier with its giant neighbour in December 2023. Helsinki had ...

Show more Show less The new barbed wire border fence on the closed border between Finland and Russia Gone quiet: supermarket owner Pilvi Paaskynen misses her old Russian customers A local gets about ...