Agreement comes as the Trump administration seeks to increase America’s presence in the region
Helsinki court dismisses case against tanker crew because alleged sabotage was in international waters
Scrapping public days off is not a fiscal fix
Industry minister tours Sweden and Finland to explore commercial ties while also seeking to bolster Arctic security
Helsinki first among Nato capitals to prosecute officers of vessel suspected of Baltic Sea sabotage
The two countries back joint borrowing to boost defence spending, but oppose it for other purposes
Finland has been named as the happiest place on earth for eight years. But what is happiness anyway? A local writer makes the case
From trying to enter Disneyland as Snow White to being Deloitte’s least productive intern, the performance artist thrives on testing social norms
From polar night to midnight sun, the country’s deep connection with light and dark has inspired a century of pioneering lamp designs. A new generation is switching it up
A series of suspected sabotage incidents has exposed the vulnerability of Europe’s undersea infrastructure
Governments offer a catalogue of creative incentives for childbearing — yet fertility rates just keep dropping
Alexander Stubb discusses Ukraine, Donald Trump and Europe’s place in the world
World-beating ambition drives real-life business practice and free lunches for kids
Holding shady sailors to account would be a lot less perilous than risking war with a powerful nation
Helsinki opens investigation into damaged power line in latest suspected sabotage attack on Baltic Sea infrastructure
Swedish investigators looking into movements of bulk carrier travelling from Russia to Egypt
Defence minister Boris Pistorius says it is unclear who was responsible for ‘hybrid’ warfare tactic
Foreign ministers do not rule out sabotage as part of Russia’s ‘hybrid warfare’
Also in this newsletter: Meloni hits back against Albania migration hub criticism
Key Notes | Founded by Olympian Samppa Lajunen, the Maria plugs a gap in the Finnish capital’s hotel scene
The Helsinki Festival presented a semi-staged version of Mussorgsky’s opera about faith, politics and persecution
In Finland, where there 3.3mn saunas for a population of 5.5mn, few got in a sweat when the government tried to curb their use to save energy
The islands between Sweden and Finland have become havens of designer cabins and new Nordic cooking
Finland, Norway, Poland and Baltic states draw up proposal to prevent Moscow’s hybrid attacks
Defence ministry’s proposal draws condemnation from Lithuania and Finland
