Published: 01:22 am,Monday 23 May 2022

12 killed in road mishaps in April
A total of 12 persons were killed and 240 others injured in 183 road accidents in April, according Statistics Finland. The number of deceased was four lower and that of persons injured 15 higher than in April 2021. Of the persons who were killed, eight travelled by passenger car and
Published: 04:26 am,Saturday 21 May 2022

What now for Finland, Sweden NATO bids?
Turkey is forcing Finland and Sweden to keep knocking on NATO's door a bit longer despite other allies’ eagerness to let them in. Teri Schultz takes a look at how the accession process may now unfold. "Smooth," "swift," and "warmly welcomed": NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg had been certain
Published: 05:21 am,Saturday 21 May 2022

20,427 Ukrainians granted asylum in Finland
A total of 23,781 applications for temporary protection have been submitted in Finland after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and 20,622 decisions have been made by 18 May, said the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) in a press release on Friday. Finland grants temporary protection to those who have fled
Published: 05:30 am,Saturday 21 May 2022

Supplementary budget strengthens defence capability
The government's second supplementary budget for 2022 will direct a total of about EUR 669.4 million in additional funding to the administrative branch of the Ministry of Defence due to changes in the operating environment, said the Ministry of Defence in a press release on Friday. Russia's invasion of
Published: 19:09 pm,Thursday 19 May 2022

Turkey insists on saying ´no´ to Finland, Sweden's NATO bid
Turkey would say "no" to Finland and Sweden's NATO membership bid, as the country would not make the same "mistake" again, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, reported Xinhua. "We told our relevant friends that we would say 'no' to Finland and Sweden joining NATO, and we