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Finland declared happiest country 6th time in a row

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Mar 20 04:00 PM

The World Happiness Report surveys how satisfied people are with their lives in different countries. Read more »

Finland on course to join NATO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 18 05:02 PM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended months of diplomatically charged delays on Friday and asked parliament to quickly back Finland's bid to join NATO. Read more »

Finland official: Russia must be held accountable for Ukraine invasion

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 09:45 PM

A visiting official from Finland reiterated Russia must be held accountable for violating international law and the United Nations charter over its invasion of Ukraine. Read more »

Finland to send heavy artillery to Ukraine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 20 05:36 PM

Finland announced Friday a 400-million-euro military aid package to Ukraine, its largest to date. Read more »

Finland says NATO bid 'natural' after Russia invasion

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 05:27 PM

Finland's application to join NATO was the "natural step" to take following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Nordic country's foreign minister told a conference in Bahrain on Saturday. Read more »

Ex-Russian officer flees army call-up: 'I am disgusted'

Elias Huuhtanen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 26 02:49 PM

Finland saw an influx of Russians over its eastern border following Moscow's mobilization orders. Read more »

NATO leaders to invite Sweden, Finland to become members

Max Delany with Benoit Finck in Kremenchuk, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 29 04:58 AM

NATO leaders will formally invite Finland and Sweden to join the alliance Wednesday, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said. Read more »

Envoy hopes Marcos will 'respect' PH condemnation of Russia invasion

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 08:46 PM

An ambassador of Finland said he hoped President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. would uphold the Philippine condemnation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Read more »

5 ambassador nag-alok ng trabaho, langis sa Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 08:39 PM

Lima pang ambassador ang bumisita kay President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. para batiin siya sa kaniyang pagkapanalo noong Mayo. Read more »

Biden welcomes Sweden, Finland leaders in push for NATO bid

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 19 10:30 PM

US President Joe Biden on Thursday welcomed the leaders of Finland and Sweden in a strong show of support for their bids to join NATO in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Read more »

Sweden, Finland NATO bids are 'grave mistake': Russia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 16 04:21 PM

Russia warned Monday that decisions by Finland and Sweden to join the NATO military alliance were serious mistakes and Moscow would take measures. Read more »

Finland announces 'historic' NATO bid

Elias Huuhtanen , Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 15 11:51 PM

The Finnish government officially announced its intention to join NATO on Sunday, as Sweden's ruling party held a decisive meeting that could pave the way for a joint application. Read more »

Russia war crimes allegations mount; Ukraine refugees top 6 million

David Stout and Elias Huuhtanen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 13 03:48 PM

Russia faced mounting accusations of war crimes in Ukraine, as the number of refugees reported to have fled the conflict surpassed 6 million. Read more »

Diplomats from 27 countries briefed on preps for polls

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 04:15 PM

James Jimenez explained that the delegations were briefed on general election information and shown the official ballots. Read more »

Finland wary of Russian interference, attacks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 29 06:16 PM

Finland must brace for Russian interference and hybrid attacks as it weighs whether to join the NATO military alliance, the security services warned on Tuesday. Read more »

Russians pack trains into Finland as sanctions bite

Sam Kingsley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 04 03:44 PM

Trains to Finland are packed with Russians fearful that now is their last chance to escape the impact of Western sanctions. Read more »

Nordic countries to shut airspace to Russian planes

Anne Kauranen and Niklas Pollard, Reuters
Posted at Feb 27 08:05 PM

Sweden, Finland and Denmark said they were preparing to close their airspace to Russian planes on Sunday, joining a string of European countries taking this measure after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Read more »

LOOK: Anne Curtis, Dahlia spend winter in Finland

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 15 11:47 PM

The extreme cold did not seem to bother actress Anne Curtis and her daughter Dahlia when they spent quality time in Finland recently. Read more »

Finland PM caught clubbing after COVID exposure

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 08 07:38 AM

Finland's prime minister came under sustained criticism on Tuesday after it was revealed she stayed out dancing until the early hours on the weekend despite knowing she had been exposed to Covid-19. Read more »

Sofia Frank nakapagtala ng national records sa Finlandia Trophy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 07:44 PM

Tatlong national record ang naitala ng newcomer ng Philippine skating na si Sofia Frank sa katatapos lang na Finlandia Trophy. Read more »