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This handout picture provided by the Palestinian Authority's press office (PPO) shows PA President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meeting with Finland's President Alexander Stubb in New York City on September 24, 2024 on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly. (Thaer GHANAIM / PPO / AFP)
September 5, 2025, 4:25 pm
Finland joins declaration on 2-state solution, weighs recognizing Palestinian state
Nordic nation endorses platform of UN confab led by France and Saudi Arabia earlier this summer, but right-wing coalition government split on Palestinian statehood
By Agencies and ToI Staff
FILE - Flags of the Finnish Air Forces, featuring swastikas, are seen during a parade in Jyvaskyla, Finland in November 2024. (Tommi Anttonen/Lehtikuva via AP, File)
August 31, 2025, 6:48 am
Finland to finally remove swastikas from air force flags, as it deepens NATO ties
Symbol still lingers on some of country’s military banners, with Finns claiming it’s not linked to Nazis even though it was introduced to the country by relative of Hermann Goering
By Jamey Keaten
People in costumes party in the Nahlaot neighborhood of Jerusalem, during the Jewish holiday of Purim, on March 16, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
March 20, 2025, 1:47 pm
Israel ranks as 8th-happiest nation in global survey, down from 5th last year; US is 24th
Despite ongoing war and political turmoil, Israeli young adults rank highest in self-reported quality of social connections; in the ‘freedom’ section, Israel only placed 87th
By AP and ToI Staff
Interception tests of the David's Sling Aerial Defense System on March 19, 2019. (Defense Ministry)
November 12, 2023, 2:18 pm
Israel signs landmark deal to sell David’s Sling air defense system to Finland
Agreement is the first international sale of the system, which has been used alongside other defenses in Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
The new government of Finland led by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (front row center) poses for a photo in Helsinki, Finland, June 20, 2023. Former minister of economic affairs Vilhelm Junnila (third row, third from left) resigned after 10 days over Nazi jokes made in 2019. (Antti Aimo-Koivisto / Lehtikuva / AFP via Getty Images via JTA)
September 1, 2023, 2:55 am
After minister joked about Nazis, Finland moves to criminalize Holocaust denial
New right-wing coalition, which has already faced several racism scandals, signs off on statement pledging to combat discrimination, Holocaust denial
By Andrew Lapin
Finnish Economic Affairs Minister Vilhelm Junnila speaking in parliament in Helsinki. (YouTube screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 30, 2023, 11:40 pm
Finnish far-right minister quits after controversies, alleged pro-Nazi comments
Vilhelm Junnila resigns after 10 days in office amid growing storm over ties to extremists, comments on Hitler, suggestion to promote abortion in Africa to tackle climate change
By ToI Staff and AFP
Katharina von Schnurbein speaks at a European Jewish Congress event in Vienna, in this undated photo. (Courtesy)
June 26, 2023, 9:23 am
How the EU antisemitism warrior became a defender of kosher slaughter, circumcision
The bloc’s point person for fighting Jew-hatred, Katharina von Schnurbein, is an influential advocate for Jewish customs many consider controversial in Europe
By Canaan Lidor
Finnish Economic Affairs Minister Vilhelm Junnila speaking in parliament in Helsinki. (YouTube screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 22, 2023, 5:33 pm
Finland’s new economy minister in hot water for past Hitler joke, neo-Nazi ties
Vilhelm Junnila says previous behavior was ‘foolish and immature’; another key figure in new government, House Speaker Jussi Halla-aho, also has history of racist remarks
By ToI Staff
Interception tests of the David's Sling Aerial Defense System on March 19, 2019. (Defense Ministry)
April 6, 2023, 8:51 am
Eyeing Moscow, Finland to purchase Israeli David’s Sling anti-missile system
Deal worth $344 million announced a day after Nordic country joins NATO, dramatically expanding the military alliance’s border with Russia
By ToI Staff and AP
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (2ndr) applauds a speech at the start of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) Ministers of Foreign Affairs meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on April 4, 2023. (Olivier MATTHYS / POOL / AFP)
April 4, 2023, 7:41 pm
Finland joins NATO in historic realignment sparked by Russian invasion of Ukraine
Western officials to up pressure on Hungary and Turkey to allow Sweden to follow suit; ‘Era of military non-alignment has ended,’ says alliance’s chief
By Max Delany
Israelis enjoy the beach in Tel Aviv on a hot winter day, January 21, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
March 20, 2023, 1:27 pm
Israel soars to 4th place in global happiness list, highest since ranking started
UN-sponsored index, based on data from 2020-2022, predates government’s divisive judicial overhaul plan; list is again topped by Finland, with US 15th, Britain 19th and France 21st
By ToI Staff
The Finnish National Gallery located in Helsinki. (Petri Virtanen)
December 8, 2022, 9:25 am
Artists to boycott Finland’s national gallery over Israeli billionaire on its board
Institution is supported by Finnish-born Israeli Chaim Zabludowicz, son of Holocaust survivor who built his fortune facilitating arms trade between Helsinki and Jerusalem
By David I. Klein
A border guard officer controls the vehicles entering Finland at the border checkpoint crossing in Vaalimaa, Finland, on the border with the Russian Federation on September 29, 2022. (Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP)
September 29, 2022, 11:03 am
Russians rush to flee country amid draft, fearing borders will soon ‘close forever’
‘The mobilization is a first sign that something worse might happen,’ says Oleg, a bar owner from Moscow; around 17,000 Russians left to Finland last weekend
By Viken KANTARCI and Elias Huuhtanen
Hillary Clinton speaks during the New York State Democratic Convention in New York,, Feb. 17, 2022. (Seth Wenig/AP)
August 29, 2022, 1:08 am
‘Keep dancing:’ Hillary Clinton comes to cavorting Finnish leader’s defense
In tweet to Sanna Marin, former US secretary of defense recalls her own hearty partying in 2012 at a club in Colombia
By AFP
Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin speaks with the media as she arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, File)
August 24, 2022, 3:02 pm
Finland’s PM apologizes for photo of topless women kissing at official residence
‘That photo shouldn’t have been taken,’ says PM Sanna Marin, who is already facing criticism for a video showing her dancing with friends at a private party
By JAN M. OLSEN
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