Experience Finland's scenic beauty on VR's Intercity train from Helsinki to Parikkala, a route along the Russian border.

As a child during the Cold War, Sari Tukiainen would climb a hill in her hometown of Imatra and look over the border to the smokestacks of Svetogorsk, wondering about ...

Finland’s decision to seal its border with Russia was meant to protect its sovereignty — but it’s now tearing through its economy. In South Karelia, once buzzing with Russian shoppers and cross-border ...

In the heart of Helsinki, a statue of a Russian Tsar overlooks the city, symbolizing Finland’s long and complex history with ...

Authorities in Russia’s republic of Karelia say they are forming volunteer militias to help defend the country’s border with ...

Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has confirmed that "several people" were detained on Tuesday evening in ...

Finland's foreign minister called on the "free world" to push back against Russia, stating its threat extends beyond the ...

A Russian who jumped from a moving train to escape being sent to war has reportedly been denied asylum in Finland.

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Western nations have raced to rearm—buying drones, rebuilding arsenals, and even reconsidering 1990s-era bans on landmines. But Finland, who shares a ...

Russia has announced it is terminating a decades-old energy treaty with Finland concerning compensation electricity linked to hydropower on the Vuoksi River. Fortum disputes the move, saying the ...

EADaily, November 3rd, 2025. The Russian Federation has denounced a number of articles of the energy agreement with the Republic of Finland concerning the use of the Vuoksa River.