Finland and Sweden took a decisive step on Tuesday to become members of NATO with the signing by the 30 ambassadors of the Alliance countries of their respective accession protocols, which will allow them to participate in the organization’s meetings while the capitals ratify their access. “This is a historic day. For Finland, for Sweden, […]
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Finland is the “happiest country in the world”: this is the position of Peru
Updated on 03/18/2022 08:12 am Finland was voted “the happiest country in the world” for the fifth consecutive year on Friday by the “World Happiness Report” ranking, which puts Afghanistan in last place. Costa Rica, in 23rd place, Uruguay (30) and Brazil (38) are the best placed Latin Americans in this classification. Peru is in […]
Thousands of Russians leave their country in fear and despair
Many of the thousands of Russians who leave their country through Finland to flee the sanctions do so with fear of possible reprisals if they express their opinion in public and the despair of not seeing a future in their own land. The Allegro, the high-speed train that connects Saint Petersburg with Helsinki twice a […]
Hundreds of Russians pack trains to Helsinki as steps to EU are reduced
Updated on 03/08/2022 02:21 pm Hundreds of Russian passengers have filled trains to Finland’s capital Helsinki from St Petersburg every day since the war in Ukraine began, as mutual airspace closures cut off air connections between Russia and the European Union (EU). ). The two trains that cover that route were almost empty before the […]
Sweden and Finland alter arms policy amid growing support for NATO
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused the breaking of the tradition of not sending weapons to conflicting countries of Sweden and Finland, allies but not members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), in a situation of increasing support for the entry. The latest polls show greater support for joining NATO, especially in Finland, and […]
The train to Helsinki, a way out for Russians to Europe
“I don’t intend to return to Russia anytime soon,” says Elena, who lives in Finland. The trains connecting St. Petersburg with Helsinki, the only line still open between Russia and the European Union (EU), are packed with Russians eager to get out of the country while they can. At the station in the Finnish capital, […]
Thousands of Russians leave their country through Finland fleeing sanctions
Thousands of Russian citizens have left their country through Finland in recent days fleeing the sanctions imposed on Moscow by the European Union (EU) and the United States in response to the invasion of Ukraine, local media reported Friday. The closure of airspace has led to the suspension of flights between Russia and Europe, forcing […]
Sweden and Finland reiterate their right to join NATO
Updated on 02/26/2022 11:49 am Finland and Sweden reaffirmed on Saturday their right to enter the NATO if they wish, despite new warnings from Russia in the midst of its invasion of Ukraine. On Friday, the Russian Foreign Ministry warned that a Finnish or Swedish accession to NATO – which the two Nordic countries say […]
Finland and Sweden seek to join NATO but Russia issues a warning
Updated on 02/25/2022 02:00 pm Russia denounced this Friday the efforts carried out by the West to include in the Atlantic Alliance Finland and Swedencountries known for their neutrality, and warned about the serious consequences that the entry of these countries into the NATO. “It is clear that the entry of Finland and Sweden into […]
Finland recorded more deaths from suicide than from COVID-19 in 2020
Finland is one of the countries in Europe that has best managed to control the coronavirus pandemic, to the point that in 2020 there were more deaths from suicide than from COVID-19, according to data from the national statistical agency Tilastokeskus published this Friday. Specifically, last year a total of 717 people took their lives […]