Former Wagner mercenary seeking asylum detained in Finland
A former mercenary of the Russian private military company Wagner, who had applied for asylum, was detained in Finland. Source: European Pravda; Yle, a Finnish public service media company Details: The Finnish Border […]
Court in Finland sentences Rusich group commander to life imprisonment for war crimes in Ukraine
The Helsinki District Court in Finland found Voislav Tordenin (Jan Petrovsky), the founder and former commander of the Rusich military group, guilty of committing war crimes in Ukraine and sentenced […]
Helsinki will host a presentation of the international human rights project “Putin’s Real Prisoners. Political Prisoners of the Enslaved Nations”
We have the honour to present, the international human rights project, “Putin’s Real Prisoners. Political Prisoners of the Enslaved Nations”, initiated by the Anti-Imperial Block of Nations. In 2025, the Anti-Imperial Block of Nations intends to […]
Finland has offered its territory for a NATO reconnaissance drone base
“The drones are currently based in Sigonella, Italy. From there, planes fly through NATO airspace, particularly through Finland, to collect intelligence on the eastern border,” Yle writes. As the portal […]
Finland charges Russian neo-Nazi Petrovsky for war crimes in Ukraine
Finland has brought charges against Russian neo-Nazi Yan Petrovsky for committing five war crimes on the territory of Ukraine. Petrovsky belongs to Sabotage Assault Reconnaissance Group Rusich, a Russian far-right […]
In the Shadow of Communist Pressure (Finno-Soviet Relations 1938-1962)
Mr. Aleksander Warma, the author of this booklet, was born in Estonia in 1890. He was chief of Naval staff in the Estonian War of Independence of 1918—1920. In 1928 […]
Finnish President responds to strike on Russian airfield Olenya: We must accept that war will close in on us
Finnish President Alexander Stubb has said that there are no direct threats to the country’s security in the wake of the strike on the Russian airfield Olenya in the Murmansk […]
“Ai Ai Kerensky” – a Finnish song about Alexander Kerensky (Ukrainian subtitles)
The song was written in 1917 and tells about the futile attempt of the head of the provisional government, Alexander Kerensky, to preserve the unity of Russia, which included Finland […]
The Finnish soldier Aimo Koivunen
In the winter of 1944, during reconnaissance in the Soviet rear, a group of Finnish soldiers was ambushed. After a long firefight, only one of them, Aimo Allan Koivunen, managed […]
A 21-year-old Finnish fighter died in Ukraine
The young man went to Ukraine immediately after his military service.
In the presidential elections in Finland, former minister Cai-Göran Alexander Stubb, a candidate from the centre-right party Kansallinen Kokoomus, won, receiving the support of 51.6% of the citizen vote
Alexander Stubb had a bilingual upbringing : Swedish and Finnish. His grandparents are from Viipuri , and his father Göran Stubb , with Swedish roots , comes from the Karelian Isthmus – Kägöisalmi . In 2011, he visited Karelia on an official visit as Minister […]