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Sweden and Finland to discuss Nato bid with Erdogan at Madrid summit

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 12:27:01 +0200

Finnish and Swedish leaders will discuss their stalled NATO bids with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday at the start of an alliance summit in Madrid, officials said.

Ukraine war sparks debate on Swedish-speaking Åland Islands

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:13:20 +0200

Sprayed between Sweden and Finland, the autonomous Åland Islands are a picturesque archipelago once part of Russia and demilitarised since 1856. But the region's unique status is the object of intense debate following Finland and Sweden's Nato applications.

Finnish parliament debate: 'Important to decide on Nato alongside Sweden'

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 11:45:36 +0200

Finland's foreign minister opened a debate in the Finnish parliament on Wednesday by stressing the importance of Sweden and Finland taking the decision over whether to join the Nato security alliance together.

Sweden and Finland see 'historic' surge in support for Nato

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 17:53:33 +0100

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has upended the status quo in traditionally non-aligned Finland and Sweden, ushering in an "historic" surge in support for Nato, "exceptional" arms exports and defiance in the face of Russian demands.

Kiva! Seven unique Finland Swedish words the world needs to know

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 10:43:44 +0200

Sweden is not the only country where Swedish is spoken as a first language. Here are some words that are unique to the Swedish that's spoken in Finland.

Stockholm sends cancer patients to Finland for treatment

Wed, 24 Jul 2019 09:48:17 +0200

Some cancer patients in Stockholm will be offered treatment in Finland because an unusually high number of people need radiation therapy.

Man seized for raping woman on Sweden-Finland ferry

Sun, 17 Mar 2019 10:20:25 +0100

A 50-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman on a ferry between Stockholm and Finland late on Friday night.

Finns accused of smuggling tonnes of Swedish snus across the border

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 10:15:30 +0200

Prosecutors believe the Finns had been running a snus smuggling ring for years.

Nordea owners vote to move headquarters to Finland

Thu, 15 Mar 2018 18:00:29 +0100

The owners of Swedish banking giant Nordea have voted in favour of moving the company's head office from Stockholm to Helsinki.

Neo-Nazis denied ferry trip from Sweden to Finland

Thu, 07 Dec 2017 09:00:11 +0100

A group of neo-Nazis who were due to travel from Sweden to Finland for the latter country’s centenary celebrations had their trip cut short when the ferry company they were going to travel with denied them passage.

More mums flown to Finland to give birth due to overcrowding at Swedish hospital

Tue, 04 Jul 2017 10:52:43 +0200

Overcrowding at a Swedish hospital has forced another two women to be flown to Finland to give birth.

Nordic fight to host Nordea heats up as rumours of Sweden departure swirl

Wed, 24 May 2017 11:06:52 +0200

A tug of war between Sweden, Denmark and Finland over where Nordic banking giant Nordea should base its head office in the future is beginning to heat up.

Finnish TV channel: 'Sweden is crap'

Wed, 23 Nov 2016 16:18:32 +0100

A Finnish TV channel was left red-faced on Tuesday after it accidentally broadcast text insulting Sweden during its live morning news bulletin.

The Nordic nations have gone to war… on Twitter

Wed, 23 Nov 2016 13:46:33 +0100

It’s thought that the Vikings first arrived in Canada about 1000 years ago when Leif Eriksson went ashore in Newfoundland, and the North American country has sparked another Nordic epic of the modern kind this week, when Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway squared off in a Twitter war.

Record numbers emigrating from Sweden

Wed, 12 Oct 2016 16:45:20 +0200

A record number of people emigrated from Sweden last year, with double the amount leaving the country compared to 30 years ago.

Finland's Stockholm embassy accused of peddling booze

Tue, 11 Oct 2016 12:38:55 +0200

Employees of the Finnish embassy in Stockholm have been accused of bootlegging tax free cigarettes, wine, beer and spirits to the tune of thousands of Swedish kronor in an investigation by Finland Swedish news agency Svensk Presstjänst (SPT).

Nordic police break up refugee smuggling ring

Thu, 15 Oct 2015 13:43:18 +0200

Swedish and Finnish police have together smashed a network believed to be responsible for smuggling more than a hundred refugees, mainly Iraqi nationals, across the border.

Refugee protestors set to clash at Lapland border

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 12:23:32 +0200

Campaigners angry about rising numbers of refugees crossing into Finland from northern Sweden have announced they are planning a weekend protest, but there will also be a counter demonstration in favour of open borders.

Refugee protests on Sweden-Finland border

Sat, 19 Sep 2015 16:40:34 +0200

Hundreds of Finnish protestors demonstrated on Saturday morning at the Swedish-Finnish border against an influx of refugees, while on the Swedish side many campaigners were demonstrating their support for the refugees.

Finland MPs vote to keep Swedish in schools

Fri, 06 Mar 2015 18:15:00 +0100

A proposal to abolish mandatory Swedish in schools was rejected by the Finnish parliament with an overwhelming majority on Friday. But a motion to teach Russian as a second language in eastern regions was voted through.