The Finnish government is rooting for the use of sea freight in exporting horticulture produce from Kenya, which is viewed as more environmentally viable in a bid to reduce carbon emissions in business operations. Visiting Finland Minister for Trade and Development Tavio Ville said this will also help reduce the cost of exporting the products, which is currently done…
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News Poland, Finland seek changes on European Union border policies to curb migration
Poland’s Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, has announced plans to upgrade the border wall with Belarus to enhance security against unauthorized migration. Tusk voiced concerns about the inadequacy of the European Union’s asylum legislation in addressing current migration challenges. The Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri Orpo, agreed with Tusk on the need for changes in EU…
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News Finland center-right candidate Alexander Stubb declares presidential victory with nearly 52% of vote
Finns headed to the polls Sunday to cast their votes for president, and after a close race, ex-Prime Minister Alexander Stubb of the center-right National Coalition Party narrowly ousted liberal Green Party member Pekka Haavisto. Stubb, a former prime minister, declared himself the winner in the run-off vote after netting 51.6% of the votes to…
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News Voters in Finland Will Choose a President to Shape a New NATO Era
Finns will elect a new president on Sunday in the first national election since the country joined NATO, choosing a leader who will be critical to shaping the country’s role in the alliance at a time of increasingly fraught relations with Russia. The election might typically gain little notice beyond the borders of the sparsely…
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News On a Frozen Border, Finland Puzzles Over a ‘Russian Game’
Poking up through the snow drifts on the Finnish-Russian border lies a symbol of Moscow’s biggest provocation yet toward NATO’s newest member: a sprawling heap of broken bicycles. The battered bikes are sold for hundreds of dollars on the Russian side to asylum seekers from as far away as Syria and Somalia. They are then…
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News Finland Votes for President – The New York Times
Voters in Finland will cast ballots on Sunday in a presidential election that comes as NATO’s newest member faces the threat of an antagonistic Russia. The election, which is expected to require a second round of voting, is for Finland’s first new head of state in 12 years. The country’s wildly popular president, Sauli Niinistö,…
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News Finland to close entire border with Russia over concerns of ‘organized’ migrant crossings
Finland will close its remaining border crossing with Russia after accusing Moscow of flooding its borders with migrants over the Nordic nation’s decision to join NATO earlier this year. Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo told reporters on Tuesday that his government will close its last open border crossing with Russia due to the “exceptional” situation…
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News Finland Steps Up Border Closings in Dispute With Russia
Finland is closing all but one of its land border crossings with Russia, escalating a standoff between the two countries over an influx of migrants that Finnish officials blame on Moscow. Starting on Friday, only the Raja-Jooseppi crossing in northern Lapland will stay open to travelers, while all seven other land crossings will be closed….
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