Opponents argue that conservatives are aligning with the far right, casting their support behind Ursula von der Leyen for an additional five-year term leading the EU’s executive. As battalions of suited European People’s Party (EPP) members converge in Bucharest, preparing to endorse von der Leyen as the face of their EU election campaign, their demeanor mirrors that of a confident prize-fighter... 

Previously, shoddy equipment from China has caused bad blood in a number of European nations, including Spain, Czechia and the UK. Now China does it again, after they infected the entire planet and wrecked everything and everyone’s lives and killed tens of thousands of people with their virus, now they are engaged into scamming, profiting off of our pain and suffering. Respirator masks were... 

The Nordic countries – some more than others – have started to put measures in place to combat coronavirus. While Sweden, Finland, and Iceland still have open borders, Denmark and Norway have closed their borders – except for the so-called ‘asylum seekers’ – despite the fact that many of them have come from coronavirus infested areas in northern Italy, Danish daily newspaper Berlingske... 

Finland is gearing up to enact a comprehensive prohibition on Russian citizens purchasing real estate in the country, as announced by Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen in a statement on Friday, published on Finland’s official government website. Citing “changes in the security situation” and amendments made last year to property transaction legislation involving entities outside the EU,... 

The Finnish Ministry of Interior has unveiled a new policy that offers financial assistance to asylum seekers for their voluntary return to their home country. According to the ministry, asylum seekers can receive up to 5,000 euros ($5,500) if they apply for assistance within 30 days of receiving the first negative asylum decision or withdrawing their asylum application. The decree is scheduled to... 

The Finnish government has decided to close the last border crossing with Russia. The neighboring country is accused of sending asylum seekers across the border. The decision, which was taken during an extraordinary cabinet meeting on Tuesday afternoon, means that the border will be inaccessible to all types of traffic except freight traffic. This applies for the time being until December 13. The... 

In an official visit to Poland, Finnish President Sauli Niinistö was welcomed by President Andrzej Duda, with talks emphasizing Poland’s support for Finland amid hybrid aggression from Russia at the border. President Niinistö was warmly received by his Polish counterpart at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw. The visit, starting with one-on-one discussions and delegation meetings, concluded with... 

Russia has changed its policy and is now letting through illegal immigrants who want to get to the Nordic countries via Russian territory. Now Finland is charging for a wave of immigrants from the Arab world. Finnish Yle reports on increased activity on social media where people in posts written in Arabic are offered a way to Finland from Turkey via Russia. We must take this seriously and protect... 

Two Iraqis are charged with aggravated rape of a woman on board a Finnish ferry. The act is said to have been particularly reckless – among other things, according to the indictment, the duo inserted a beer can into the woman’s abdomen. It was according to the indictment in September that the men assaulted the woman in a cabin on Viking Line’s ferry – and brutally gang-raped... 

From The Walking Dead to The Last Of Us, zombie apocalypses have been staple features of science fiction blockbusters for years. But what would happen if a zombie takeover happened in the real world? In a new study, researchers at Aalto University set out to answer this question – with terrifying results. Their simulations suggest that if a single zombie appeared in Helsinki, there would be... 

After long negotiations, Finland’s new government is now being presented. The immigration-critical True Finns get seven ministerial positions, reports Yle. The governing coalition includes the True Finns, the moderate Samlingspartiet, the Swedish People’s Party and the Christian Democrats. Together, after tough negotiations, they have agreed on a government program. According to Yle, the... 

Norway is grappling with a significant decline in fertility rates, prompting the country to turn to immigration as a solution to counter its population loss. Kjersti Toppe, Norway’s Minister for Children and Families, is urging Norwegian women to increase childbirth rates to address the demographic challenge. With the current average fertility rate standing at 1.41 children per woman, Toppe... 

Helsinki, the capital city of Finland, is reportedly in talks with the United States on a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) that would allow American troops to deploy freely to Finland, which was recently admitted into NATO in April. Mikael Antell, the deputy director-general for political affairs at the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is leading the bilateral negotiations, according to Helsingin... 

Finland terminated over 70 years of military neutrality on Tuesday by joining NATO, thereby significantly expanding the alliance’s border with Russia. The move dealt a major blow to Russian President Putin, who has been accused of escalating the risk of a significant conflict by the Russian defense minister, Sergei Shoigu. Shoigu, in a meeting with the country’s armed forces leaders, asserted... 

The theological faculty at the University of Helsinki will promote Greta Thunberg to an honorary doctorate, reports the Finnish media. The universities intend to promote 30 “highly meritorious people from around the world” to honorary doctorates during the “jubilee year of the promotion” in 2023. One of the lucky ones is the Swedish climate prophet Greta Thunberg. The fact...