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Why making gin is such a tonic for Valtteri Bottas

However, some prefer to do things that take them out of their comfort zone and that provide not only a useful distraction from the pressures associated with their profession, but that can also lay the foundations of the life that will follow their retirement.

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Finland’s military spending soars 36% as global defence budgets hit Cold War levels

As it joins Nato, Finland records its highest year-on-year increase in military spending since 1962

The Independent UK

Breakthrough WRC win leaves Evans with mixed emotions

The Toyota driver scored a first WRC win since Finland in October 2021 after he and co-driver Scott Martin came through to chalk up a comfortable 27.0s victory over M-Sport’s Ott Tanak on Croatia’s asphalt stages.

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Andreas Kluth: How NATO should deter Vladimir Putin's Russia

Come July, NATO allies will gather in Vilnius for their second summit since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his genocidal war of aggression against Ukraine. There’ll be 31 of them this time, after Finland joined the club in direct response to Putin’s bellicosity. What should they decide?

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‘There’s a lot of posturing’: Europe’s nuclear divide grows as one plant opens and three close

Europe’s first new plant in 16 years comes on stream in Finland day after Germany pulls plug on last reactors

The Guardian - UK

Russian 'spy ship' in North Sea raises concerns about the vulnerability of key maritime infrastructure

A new documentary produced by a consortium of public broadcasters in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway has revealed what appears to be a profound threat to maritime and undersea energy and data infrastructure in the North Sea and the Baltic region. The Shadow War includes footage of a Russian research…

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Austin hopes Turkey will act on Sweden NATO bid before July

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says it’s important that Turkey decides to allow Sweden to join NATO “sooner versus later.”

The Independent UK

Why are Americans being shot for knocking on the wrong door?

It’s hard to imagine someone being shot for knocking on a stranger’s door in Finland, Spain or Canada

The Guardian - US

Europe's largest nuclear reactor starts production in Finland after 14 year delay

Finland’s much-delayed and costly new nuclear reactor – Europe's most powerful by production capacity – has completed a test phase lasting more than a year and started regular output on Sunday, boosting the Nordic country’s electricity self-sufficiency significantly.

Radio France Internationale

Finland joins NATO: Big shift in Europe

Finland was a model of successful neutrality for 75 years. This tectonic shift signals a dangerous new world

Salon

Europe's most powerful nuclear reactor kicks off in Finland

Finland’s much-delayed and costly new nuclear reactor, Europe's most powerful by production capacity, has completed a test phase lasting over a year and has started regular output, significantly boosting the Nordic country’s electricity self-sufficiency

The Independent UK

NATO member Finland breaks ground on Russia border fence

The construction of barbed-wired fence along Finland’s long border with Russia - primarily meant to curb illegal migration - has broken ground near the southeastern town of Imatra less than two weeks after the Nordic country joined NATO as the 31st member of the military alliance

The Independent UK

After 18 years, Europe's largest nuclear reactor starts regular output

Finland's much-delayed Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) nuclear reactor, Europe's largest, began regular output early on Sunday, its operator said, boosting energy security in a region to which Russia has cut gas and power supplies.

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Finland starts fence on Russian border amid migration, security concerns

Finland is building the first stretch of a fence on its border with Russia on Friday, less than two weeks after it joined the NATO military alliance to complete a security U-turn taken in response to the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

Finnish embassy in Moscow receives letter containing unknown powder

Finland's embassy in Moscow has received a letter containing an unknown powder and has reported the matter to the Russian authorities, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.

The Conversation

Ukraine recap: downbeat US intelligence leak suggests no end in sight for the misery of this war

What we know – or think we know – about the progress of the war in Ukraine over the past few days has come courtesy of leaked Pentagon documents which appear to cover, in some detail, a wide range of issues around the conflict. As you’d expect, among the main…

The Independent UK

Finnish president: Joining NATO won't solve all our problems

Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö has warned that the country’s new status as a NATO member “doesn’t solve every problem,” and says Helsinki should not let down its guard on security issues

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New member Finland to take part in NATO's nuclear planning

NATO's new member Finland will participate in the Western military alliance's nuclear planning and support operations, the Finnish defence ministry said on Thursday, although it has decided not to allow any nuclear arms on its soil.

Daily Record

Blackbelt TaeKwon-Do teens are ready to take on the world

Charles West and Charlotte ‘Lotte’ Wright will compete in the TaeKwon-Do World Championships in Finland

The Week

Why the number of female world leaders is dropping

Finland’s Sanna Marin has become the latest female leader to stand down, following a closely fought election.

WEKU

Latest on Ukraine: Pentagon leaks, France's overtures in China and Finland in NATO

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Israel signs $400m deal to sell anti-tank missiles to Greece

Israel announces the deal days after newly-inducted NATO member Finland bought its missile defence system.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Says Signs $400 Mln Deal to Sell Greece Anti-tank Missiles

Israel signed a 1.44 billion shekel ($400 million) deal to sell Spike anti-tank missiles to Greece, Israel's Defense Ministry said on Monday, just days after reaching a similar-sized deal to provide air defenses to newly-inducted NATO member Finland. The Spike is a guided anti-tank missile used by many EU and…

Reuters

Russia plans air defence reform, to bolster defences near Finland - commander

Russia plans to overhaul its air defence forces after gaining new experience in the war in Ukraine and will also bolster its air defences to counter Finland's accession to the NATO military alliance, a commander in Russia's aerospace forces said.

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