The Latest Breaking News from Finland

In the wake of Finland’s and Sweden’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the alliance can take a well-deserved victory lap. I commanded troops from both nations in Afghanistan, and Swedish forces in the Libyan campaign of 2011. The countries have professional and motivated personnel equipped with superb technology…

In the same room where former President Donald Trump praised Russian President Vladimir Putin five years ago, President Joe Biden celebrated the expansion of the alliance that has helped stall Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Joe Biden met with Nordic leaders in Helsinki, Finland, on Thursday 13 July.

President Joe Biden will close out his five-day trip to Europe on Thursday standing alongside Nordic leaders

World’s most powerful military alliance has 31 members. Sweden is poised to make it 32, and Ukraine wants in as well.

The finance minister in Finland’s new four-party governing coalition has apologized for racist comments she made in a blog post 15 years ago

In a surprise move, Turkey has ended its veto on Sweden joining Nato, thereby removing all the barriers to its membership of the military alliance.

When long-neutral Sweden applied for NATO membership together with Finland, both expected a quick accession process

Each July Savonlinna’s 15th-century fortress rings with song as music fans descend on this beautiful, lake-filled corner of south-east Finland

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan agreed to set aside his veto following last-ditch talks on the eve of the Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania

The war in Ukraine will be top of mind when leaders from North America and Europe meet in Lithuania. So will the makeup of the alliance itself, as Ukraine continues pushing for membership.