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Blue swastikas on white backgrounds that have featured on the flags of various Finnish Air Force units since 1918, which officials say is in no way connected to Nazi Germany, are being gradually phased out in an effort to enhance integration with Western allies following NATO membership.

Finland's air force adopted the swastika emblem in 1918

Spending the summer attending music festivals, foraging and island hopping among the happiest people in the world is far preferable to sweltering on a beach in southern Europe, says Matt Charlton

Sisu: Road to Revenge brings back the Finnish killing machine, though this time he's fighting a very different foe

On this day 34 years ago, an unknown computer science student from Finland humbly announced that a new free operating system project was 'starting to get ready.'

North Karelia force says fence dividing Finland and Russia is no Berlin Wall – but it is now a key geopolitical faultline

In 1946, Winston Churchill announced an “iron curtain” had descended across Europe “from Stettin in the Baltic, to Trieste in the Adriatic”. This time it is the west that is building the barriers.

The happiest country in the world is giving dogs a mood boost, too

Passionate performers are lining up in Finland to pluck musical honors out of thin air

For centuries, Canada hasn’t needed to prioritize its military. But the US transformation calls for a Finland-style approach

The Tottenham midfielder on Martin Ho, taking steps forward with the London club and playing for Finland at Euro 2025