Beyond, up a gentle slope, looms Russia. Finns used to drive across here to fill up on half-price gasoline. That was before ...

A deserted cafe and petrol station near the Niirala border crossing to Russia shows how life has been on hold since Finland shut the frontier with its giant neighbour in December 2023. Helsinki had ...

Finland's intelligence agency warned Tuesday that Russian spies could boost their efforts to target and destabilise the new NATO member once the Ukraine war ends. "Russian intelligence and influencing ...

The new barbed wire border fence on the closed border between Finland and Russia - Copyright AFP Alessandro RAMPAZZO The new barbed wire border fence on the closed ...