The victims were Thai nationals recruited to pick wild berries in Finland during the 2022 harvest season. On Monday, the Lapland District Court in Rovaniemi handed down verdicts in Finland’s largest human trafficking case, involving 78 Thai berry pickers. RELATED: Ethiopia Issues First-Ever Death Sentences for Human Trafficking in Landmark Ruling The court sentenced Jukka […]

Authorities say measure is necessary to prevent Russia from using ‘instrumentalized migration’ as a destabilization tool. On Thursday, the Finnish government announced that it will keep the full closure of its border with Russia to passenger traffic in force indefinitely to prevent Moscow from using “instrumentalized migration” as a tool of destabilization. RELATED: Finland Joins […]

Meanwhile, the Zelensky regime launches crackdown on recruitment-related corruption and abuses. On Monday, the Finnish Defense Forces announced that its country has joined the Coalition for Resilient Procurement and Unified Support (CORPUS), an alliance of seven nations focused on the coordinated purchase of defense equipment for Ukraine. RELATED: Putin, Trump Discuss Ukraine, Iran De-escalation Truces […]

Military authorities cite unpredictable security environment. On Monday, the Finnish Defense Forces reported that they will mobilize volunteer reservists to strengthen the monitoring of their airspace and the detection of possible Ukrainian drones, after four of these unmanned aircraft crashed in the Nordic country in March. The Finnish Army declined to provide details on the […]

Main land and air operations are being carried out in northern Norway and northern Finland. On Tuesday,  the Finnish Defense Forces confirmed that some 25,000 military personnel from 14 NATO member states are taking part in Exercise Cold Response 2026 in northern Norway, Finland and Sweden. RELATED: Russia Rejects NATO Militarization Push in the Arctic […]

‘By deploying nuclear weapons on its territory, Finland is beginning to threaten us,’ Peskov said. On Friday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia would take appropriate countermeasures against the potential deployment of nuclear weapons in Finland. RELATED: Finland Proposes Ending Ban on Nuclear Weapons on Its Territory “The fact is that by deploying nuclear […]

The reform would align Finnish law with NATO defense needs. On Thursday, Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen announced a bill proposing the removal of nuclear weapons ban on Finnish territory. RELATED: U.S. Avoids Attacking Nuclear-Armed States: Lavrov The reform seeks to eliminate existing legal barriers in order to allow the full use of NATO defense […]

Since the military operation in Ukraine began in 2022, Russia has been subject to 20 packages of sanctions. On Thursday, Sweden and Finland called on the European Union (EU) to ban maritime services to Russian energy carriers, seeking to curb the “ghost fleet” that allows Moscow to circumvent oil sanctions. RELATED: Russia Says Two Sailors […]

The vessel was being escorted to a Finnish port and all 14 crew members has been taken into custody. On Wednesday, Finnish National Police Commissioner Ilkka Koskimaki informed that his country detained the freighter Fitburg on suspicion of damaging undersea data cables in the Gulf of Finland. RELATED: Finland and NATO Launch ‘Freezing Winds 25’ […]

The naval exercise brings together 20 warships and 5,000 troops in the Baltic Sea. On Monday, the Finnish Navy began the “Freezing Winds 25” military maneuvers, which involve 20 warships and about 5,000 troops from 11 NATO countries. RELATED: Venezuela Neutralizes Hostile Aircraft Amid Large-Scale Defense Drills These 11-day drills will take place in Estonian […]