‘Certain malice’:Finland to shut border crossings,as Russia sends migrants towards EU nation

‘Certain malice’:Finland to shut border crossings,as Russia sends migrants towards EU nation

Dozens of migrants,mostly from the Middle East and Africa,have arrived in the Nordic nation over recent days helped by Russian authorities.

  • byJari Tanner

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Australians jailed in Finland for rape of woman in hotel room

Australians jailed in Finland for rape of woman in hotel room

Two Australian men have been sentenced to more than three years in a Finnish prison for the aggravated rape of a woman they had met on the street.

  • byLucy Cormack
From tinsel-free towns to white Christmas:Top places to go in December

From tinsel-free towns to white Christmas:Top places to go in December

The experience of a winter Christmas entices many overseas at this time of year,but you’ll find plenty of other reasons to travel in December.

  • byBrian Johnston
Sweden’s NATO membership a step closer

Sweden’s NATO membership a step closer

Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan has submitted a bill for approval,pleasing his NATO allies.

  • byTuvan Gumrukcu andHuseyin Hayatsever
‘Nothing to fear’:The country that has had a Voice to parliament for 27 years

‘Nothing to fear’:The country that has had a Voice to parliament for 27 years

Members of the Samediggi – Finland’s Indigenous parliament – have watched Australia’s Voice debate from afar and say there’s a sense of familiarity to it.

  • byRob Harris
‘Time to move on’:Ex-Finnish PM Sanna Marin quits politics,joins Tony Blair’s think tank

‘Time to move on’:Ex-Finnish PM Sanna Marin quits politics,joins Tony Blair’s think tank

Marin,who was 37 years old when she took office in 2019,led Finland’s response to COVID and to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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It has blood,gore and a touch of Tarantino – I couldn’t look away
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It has blood,gore and a touch of Tarantino – I couldn’t look away

The Nazi-fighting,gold-digging hero at the heart of the Finnish film Sisu is so compelling,I couldn’t do anything but cheer him on.

  • bySandra Hall
From Spain to Germany,the far-right is rising in Europe

From Spain to Germany,the far-right is rising in Europe

A hard-right party has won big in Spain - part of a new trend sweeping European politics that has experts worried.

  • byJason Horowitz
Late winter escapes:The world’s best places for an August holiday

Late winter escapes:The world’s best places for an August holiday

Keen to escape Australia in August? Here are the countries and cities to visit for their summer,winter or welcoming dry season.

  • byBrian Johnston
‘Will remain best friends’:Finland PM Sanna Marin divorces husband

‘Will remain best friends’:Finland PM Sanna Marin divorces husband

Sanna Marin and Markus Raikkonen married in 2020 while Marin was in office and dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • byEssi Lehto
Finland joins NATO in historic shift,Russia threatens ‘counter measures’

Finland joins NATO in historic shift,Russia threatens ‘counter measures’

Finland’s accession,ending seven decades of military non-alignment,roughly doubles the length of the border that the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation shares with Russia.

  • byAnne Kauranen andAndrew Gray