The Soviet soldier never saw him. Neither did the one after that, or the next, or the hundreds who followed. Simo Häyhä ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

On September 22, 1940, the first ships carrying Wehrmacht soldiers from Nazi Germany arrived in Finland. The startled chief of police at the port city of Vaasa rang the ministry of the interior for ...

Finland will raise the upper age limit for reservist mobilization to 65 from the current 60 in preparation for the threat from Russia. Anti Hakanen, Finland defense Minister, told AFP that the bill ...

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Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev finds historical parallels in the behavior of the current leaders of Finland and their predecessors from almost a century ago and recalls ...

Speculation is rife that Russia could be preparing for future military action against Finland once its war in Ukraine is over - Copyright AFP Alessandro RAMPAZZO ...

The Allies waited vainly for Finland to show some signs of intent or willingness to withdraw from Hitler’s fold. Finnish sisu—meaning a peculiarly Finnish brand of doggedness, capable of facing down ...

The Lenin Museum was closed in November 2024. It was opened in 1946 to express the turnaround in Finnish policy after WWII. It became a symbol of postwar Finno–Soviet friendship. The museum’s location ...

One of the routes Finnish businesses suggests could extend to Copenhagen via Stockholm. New U.S. registration requirements for Canadian travellers go into effect If you take CPP at age 60, you will ...