Ukraine fired drones at a key Russian oil port near the Finnish border on Monday, both Moscow and Kyiv said, triggering a ...

Satellite imagery showed flames and thick black smoke rising from the oil terminal in Primorsk, a town on the Gulf of Finland ...

The Finnish authorities urgently need to take measures to restore relations with Russia. This was announced on March 23 by ...

The Russian port of Primorsk near the Finnish border suffered damage in the latest round of drone attacks, the region's governor said early Monday on Telegram. "A fuel tank was damaged in the port of ...

VIROLAHTI — Here at the far eastern edge of Finland, the end of the Western world is visible. I stand at the border and look across to Russia. I see red lights, barriers, roadblocks and signs pointing ...

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 ...

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 ...

In a crisis situation, Finland can get support from the European Gendarmerie Force, a multinational police agency with military status.

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 ...