Finland
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| Capital | Helsinki |
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| Currency | Euro |
| Population | 5. 503 million (2017) |
| Official_languages | Finnish |
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| Points of interest | Suomenlinna |
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| ID | 568779 |
About Finland
Finland is a Northern European nation bordering Sweden, Norway and Russia. Its capital, Helsinki, occupies a peninsula and surrounding islands in the Baltic Sea. Helsinki is home to the 18th-century sea fortress Suomenlinna, the fashionable Design District and diverse museums. The Northern Lights can be seen from the country's Arctic Lapland province, a vast wilderness with national parks and ski resorts.
Finland closes four crossing points on Russia border
...Finland has closed four of its border crossings with Russia to try to halt a surge in asylum seekers it says was instigated by Moscow...
G7 to announce long-term Ukraine security package at Nato summit
... The country will now become the alliance s 32nd member after Finland - which borders Russia, joined in April...
Joe Biden to meet King Charles and Rishi Sunak in UK visit
... Mr Biden s overseas diplomatic trip - in which he will also travel to Lithuania and Finland - will take place from 9 to 13 July...
Eurovision 2023: Austria to open Liverpool's song contest with UK closing
... Do the favourites have a good placing? The two big favourites - Sweden and Finland - drew a place in first half when they qualified for Saturday s final...
Eurovision 2023: Royal themes and unicorns in first semi-final
... What to look out for Two of the favourites to win the whole contest perform tonight - Finland and Sweden...
Ukraine war: 'Frank' talks as Ukraine pushes Germany for tanks
... Under German export laws, other countries who want to supply Leopards - like Poland and Finland - are unable to do so until Berlin gives the all-clear...
Ukraine war: Germany yet to make decision on sending tanks
... However, under German export laws, other countries who want to supply Leopard 2s - like Poland and Finland - Earlier this week Germany was reported to have made a decision on providing the tanks - which would be done on the condition the US agreed to send its advanced M1 Abrams main battle tank...
Cost of Living: How you're delaying switching on the heating
... Charles Dean in East London has been knitted woolly socks to keep him warm by a friend in Finland - where October temperatures average five degrees Celsius...
Ukraine war: Threat to Finland over Nato, and Russians shoot civilians - round-up
Six million people have fled Ukraine to escape Russia 's invasion, with More Than eight million more displaced within the country, according to new figures released by The International Organization for Migration.
But for many, staying means a daily battle for survival.
Russia has kept up its bombing and shelling in The East of Ukraine, as well as further north, close to the country's second largest city, Kharkiv.
There are also - a strategic outpost which would enable the Russians to command areas to The South of Ukraine, But also near Nato member Romania.
And As If This Was not enough, horrendous tales of Violence keep emerging.
CCTV captures Russian killing of unarmed civiliansThe Bbc has pieced together events around The Shooting by Russian soldiers of two unarmed civilians during the fighting outside Kyiv.
The footage is now being investigated by the Ukrainian prosecutor's office for possible War Crimes , one of More Than 10,000 cases they have registered.
The Daughter of one of The Men , Yulia Androshchuk, said she was full of grief and fear following her father's death.
" My Dad was not a military man at all. He was a pensioner. They killed a 65-year-old. What for? " She Said .
UN: Ten weeks of horrorThe UN Human Rights Council has now added its weight behind international efforts to investigate violations in Ukraine.
At an emergency session in Geneva,
" Torture and enforced disappearances, sexual and gender-based Violence - The List of Russia 's crimes is endless, " She Said .
The UN General Assembly voted in April to suspend Russia from The Council and it immediately withdrew. It could have attended this session as an observer, But its chair was empty.
It is not clear whether they will investigate the case described by Sarah Rainsford above.
Finland wants to join NatoRussia continued to deny its troops commit atrocities - insisting Ukrainian Nazis are behind them.
But for many in The West , The Conflict has underlined the need to boost defences against an unpredictable Russia .
Neighbouring Finland 's leaders have called for the country to apply for Nato membership " Without delay".
Russia and Finland share a 1,300km (810-mile) border. Finland has been non-aligned since World War Two and has always sought not to antagonise its eastern neighbour.
, Without specifying what measures would be taken.
The Bbc 's Phelan Chatterjee looks at.
Finland 's Winter War - 'We fled on the Last Bus 'Finland 's move towards Nato may well be coloured by its experiences in World War Two, when it fought against the then Soviet Union .
In what became known as the Winter War of 1939-40, Finland repelled a Soviet invasion, But as an ally of Nazi Germany ended up ceding most of its Eastern Province of Karelia.
Anna-Liisa Anttila was a teenager in The City of Vyborg at The Time . The Soviets captured it and made it part of Russia , and Finland never got it back.
She remembers what the bombing was like Back Then and tells The Bbc 's Allan Little about having to flee with her mother on the Last Bus out of town.
UK: Hard to see a way back for PutinThe move comes A Day after UK PM Boris Johnson agreed mutual security pacts with Sweden and Finland .
For Mr Johnson, relations with Mr Putin's Russia are unlikely to return to normal.
In an interview for LBC radio, He Said : " Nothing is impossible, I suppose - But I just cannot see for The Life of me how we can renormalise relations with Putin now.
" He has grossly violated Human Rights , International Law ; he's guilty of absolutely barbaric onslaught on a totally innocent country. "
The Prime Minister warned against making the same kind of mistakes as in 2014, when The West continued to negotiate with Mr Putin despite his annexation of Crimea.
Shell to sell Russian businessAnd amidst The Conflict and heightened political rhetoric, businesses have pulled out of Russia en masse. Among The First was energy giant Shell, which has agreed to sell More Than 400 of its petrol stations in Russia to the country's second largest oil producer, Lukoil.
Shell Neft, The Firm 's subsidiary in Russia , will be sold for an undisclosed sum.
The Firm said pulling out of Russian deals which include the sale of its stakes in all joint business ventures with Russian State energy firm Gazprom, had cost it $3. 9bn (£3. 1bn), though it has made profits of $9. 13bn in The First three months of this year.
Separately German electronic giant Siemens and Finnish utility company Fortum have said they will cease all business activities in Russia .
Source of news: bbc.com
