How much money will Ukrainians receive to return home from Finland? This decision is expected to come into force on January 1, 2024. The amount of the subsidy for voluntary return will be 5.3 thousand euros. The Finnish Ministry of Internal Affairs clarifies: this program applies to those who were unable to obtain asylum in … Read more
The eyes of even the most hardened border guards widened when in the fall of 1925 a German ship that had been raised from the ground was pulled into Liepāja’s port. More than 104,000 liters of contraband alcohol were found in its cargo. Almost 11,000 black tin cans. A few days earlier, a similar but … Read more
Coach SR20 Ivan Feneš Source: TASR/Ján Krošlák HALMSTAD – The Slovakian under-20 hockey players were not enough in the first preparatory meeting before the world championship against their peers from Finland and lost 1:5 to them. The Slovaks started with a good first rotation, but they gradually lost their pace with the Finns. The first … Read more
Jakarta – Russian President Vladimir Putin regrets Finalndia’s decision to join NATO. Putin warned that there would be problems after the decision. Reported by AFP, Monday (18/12/2023), Finland’s entry into NATO marked a major change in the security landscape in northern Europe. Finland’s decision also adds around 1,300 kilometers (830 miles) to the NATO alliance’s … Read more
Czech hockey player Filip Pyrochta (left) and Swiss player Tristan Scherwey fight for the puck Source: TASR/AP/Patrick B. Kraemer ZURICH – The Swedish hockey players won in their second match at the Swiss Hockey Games. On Saturday, they beat their rivals from Finland 3:2 in Zurich, and with a full number of points they lead … Read more
These are some of the scenarios painted in a new intelligence analysis. According to Institute for the study of war (ISW) the West risks the complete collapse of the Ukrainian resistance if economic and military support for Ukraine decreases or disappears. “A Russian conquest of the whole of Ukraine is by no means impossible” Should … Read more
Finland on Thursday opened the Valima and Nyral border crossings, which were closed at the end of last month along with six other border crossings on the border with Russia. However, already on the same day, Finland announced that the Valima and Niral points will be closed again and will remain closed until January 14. … Read more
Dec 12, 2023 at 2:53 PM Update: 19 minutes ago Finland will reopen two border crossings to Russia this week. The border between the two countries closed two weeks ago because, according to Finland, the Russians sent groups of migrants there. The decision applies until January 14. Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has said that … Read more
Scandinavian electricity futures forecast high prices both for Christmas and beyond. Price forecasts in the electricity exchange show a downward curve only in March. Therefore, electricity consumers should expect several months when electricity will cost more. If back in October it was possible to predict that the electricity exchange price in winter would be 10-11 … Read more
Former NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen suggested in November that a solution to the Ukraine war could be to grant NATO membership to the non-occupied areas of Ukraine, while the occupied areas remain outside. In a larger interview with the German newspaper Time Finland’s president, Sauli Niinistö, is clear that it is not the solution. … Read more