The Latest Breaking News from Finland

Three parties are in a neck-and-neck race to win a majority of Finland’s 200-seat parliament and form a new government.

Finns have begun to cast ballots in a closely contested parliamentary election that could cost left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin power, amid voter

Polling stations have opened in Finland for a general election that is expected to produce a close finish between three parties

National Coalition party has slight lead over Sanna Marin’s Social Democrats with 40% of votes counted

Finland's left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded defeat on Sunday in the Nordic country's parliamentary election as the opposition right-wing National Coalition Party (NCP) claimed victory in a tightly fought contest.

Long coalition talks may follow Sunday, with conservative NCP not ruling out deal with populist Finns

Is Sanna Marin still popular and do most Finns support NATO? Here are five key things to know.

Türkiye on Thursday became the final NATO nation to ratify Finland's membership of the US-led defense alliance in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Lawmakers unanimously backed the Nordic country's accession two weeks after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan publicly blessed the bid. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the ratification,…

Putin preparing for ‘forever war’; Ukrainian parents hiding their children in basements; Finland clears final hurdle to Nato membership

Talking Europe interviews Tytti Tuppurainen, Finland's minister for European affairs, following the Hungarian parliament's ratification of Helsinki's application to join NATO. Finland and Sweden both applied nearly a year ago, in what was seen as a huge shift in European security. But obstacles have slowed down the two countries' progress…

Turkey becomes the final member to ratify Finland’s application to join the bloc as Sweden’s path remains unclear.