Finland

August 14, 2024 5:30 PM

Finland and Estonia PMs support Ukraine’s incursion into Russia

Ukraine has the right to defend itself and thus conduct a military operation in Russia's Kursk region, said Finnish Prime Minister, Petteri Orpo, backed by Estonia's Prime Minister Kristen Michal, at a press conference in Helsinki on Wednesday (August 14). "Ukraine has the right to self-defence and it's clear that they can do their operation in Kursk," said Orpo. "We fully support Ukraine in different operations to liberate their country," said Michal, at the joint press conference. Thousands ...

Winter makes surprise return in Finland

Winter-like weather surprisingly returned to Finland on Tuesday (April 23), with heavy snow falling in and around the capital Helsinki. According to Finnish broadcaster YLE, more than 20 centimetres of snow fell across most of southern Finland. In Espoo, just north-west of Helsinki, 28 centimetres of snow was measured in the morning and more fell in the afternoon. The late spring snow resulted in some public transport stoppages, with the whole tram network shutting down for some h...