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Finland’s Sámi request UN help in securing their rights

The head of Finland’s Sámi Parliament told a United Nations gathering in New York that the Finnish government has robbed her people of their right to define themselves by failing to sign up to an international convention on indigenous people’s rights.

April 29, 2015

Survey: More than half of reservists in Finland pro-Nato

Support for Finland joining Nato is far higher among members of the Finnish Reservists’ Association than in the rest of the country.

April 09, 2015

Finland shelves indigenous rights agreement ratification

Finland will not be ratifying the International Labour Organisation’s “Convention No. 169″, which vouchsafes the rights of indigenous peoples, until the next government is formed.

March 17, 2015

An EU army is not realistic says Finland’s foreign minister

Weighing in on EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s idea of a European Union military force, Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja said he sees it as an unrealistic venture at present, but is glad the issue is being aired.

March 13, 2015

Asian tourists flock to Rovaniemi

This February the hotels of Rovaniemi, Lapland have been full to the brim with customers. Usually this many people stay in hotels in the northern city only during the Christmas season, but this year the tourist boom will continue into March at least.

March 03, 2015

Number of Russian Christmas tourists to Finland plummets

Some 75,500 accommodation nights for Russians were registered in the past December.

February 20, 2015

Russian property purchases in Finland at near-standstill

The economic crisis in Russia has affected Finland in many ways already, now in the form of new cabin purchases coming to an almost complete halt, according to real estate agents.

February 04, 2015

Talvivaara mining company to seek new state bailout

Bankrupt mining firm Talvivaara Sotkamo might need another bailout from the government.

January 26, 2015

US seeks Finnish support for Arctic goals

The United States is seeking a closer partnership with Finland through the Arctic Council, which brings together countries on or near the Arctic.

January 20, 2015

Russia moves first troops to Arctic base near Finnish border

Russia is stepping up its military activity in the Arctic region. As part of this effort, Russian Armed Forces reopened an abandoned military base on the Kola Peninsula in the Russia city of Alakurtti recently, just 60 kilometres from the Finnish border.

January 15, 2015

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