Europe
US and Finland sign critical minerals framework and Technology Prosperity Deal in Washington
Secretary of State Rubio and Finnish Foreign Minister Valtonen signed two memoranda in Washington on 29 October, covering critical minerals…
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Finland
Europe
Finland’s Stubb and Norway’s Støre phone Putin from Helsinki, then brief Zelensky on the call
Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre spoke by phone with Vladimir Putin on October 27,…
Asia-Pacific
Japan and Finland sign defence equipment and technology transfer agreement in Tokyo
Japan and Finland signed an agreement on the transfer of defence equipment and technology in Tokyo on October 26, giving…
Air Force
Finland receives two more F-35As at Rovaniemi: four of the new fighters are now on Finnish soil
Two more F-35As, JF-509 and JF-511, landed at Lapland Air Wing in Rovaniemi on October 23, the second delivery of…
Europe
Nuclear deterrence: NATO discusses modernising its nuclear capabilities in Helsinki as the US launches Global Thunder 27
NATO’s High Level Group met in Helsinki on October 21 to discuss the direction of the Nuclear Planning Group on…
Air Force
Finland presents first F-35As at Rovaniemi as Finnish pilot flies the jet at home
Finland presented its first two F-35As based at Rovaniemi on October 1, with a Finnish pilot flying the type in…
Politics & Diplomacy
European leaders put security at centre of Arctic summit
The European Arctic Summit in Finland is examining military security, shipping and infrastructure as melting ice changes access to the…
Military & Defense
Finland joins France’s European nuclear deterrence initiative
Finland has become the tenth participant in France’s forward nuclear deterrence initiative, describing it as a complement to NATO’s existing…
Europe
“Nonsense” – Putin on Biden’s accusations and tension with Finland
Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected the claims of US President Joe Biden about a Russian plan to attack NATO states.…
Europe
Erdogan threatens again to veto NATO accession for Sweden and Finland
Turkish President Erdogan has repeated his threat to block Finland and Sweden from joining NATO, sending again an ultimatum to…
Europe
Huge NATO exercise in the Baltic: “NATO is ready to defend itself”
The NATO exercise "BALTOPS 22" is being held in the Baltic region. 16 countries are participating. Among them Sweden and…
Greece
Erdogan blames everyone for his problems
During a speech in Ankara, the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, made another reference to US bases located in…