Finland and Britain on Saturday wrapped up the Northern Axe 25 joint military exercises, one of several early winter drills held by the Northern European nation and attended by NATO allies this year.

Finland cut Russian energy imports and closed the shared border after the Ukraine war, erasing €12 billion in trade. The shocks deepened the Nordic nation's deficit, already strained by defense and welfare spending.

Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Finland has stepped up to become a strong and key military force in Europe.

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Finland joined the NATO military alliance Tuesday, dealing a major blow to Russia with a historic realignment of the continent triggered by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.The Nordic country's membership doubles Russia’s border with the world’s biggest ...

Finland became the 31st member of NATO today, in a swift journey that began in response to Russia’s Ukraine invasion. “This is really an historic day. It’s a great day for the alliance,” NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday. “What we see ...

Lockheed Martin on Tuesday debuted its first F-35A fighter jet bound for Finland. The aerospace and defense conglomerate staged a rollout ceremony at its F-35 production facility in Fort Worth, Texas, with government officials from Finland and the U.S. in attendance.

Kelluu, a Finnish company just 50 miles from the Russian border, is building small airships for arctic warfare.

Finland and Poland will lead efforts to strengthen the protection of the EU's and NATO's eastern flank through the initiative to counter Russia's aggressive intentions, the "Eastern Flank Watch". — Ukrinform.