Finland

But Finland and the Baltic states are still leery of Moscow’s long-term designs.

Finland’s envoy to Washington once shared a sauna with the Russian president. Here’s what he thinks the West got wrong about Vladimir Putin.

Washington has a golden opportunity to finally do less in Europe.

Plus: a deep dive on hot dogs.

It has driven a wedge between Sámi in Russia and those in Nordic countries.

European leaders have reassessed Russia’s intentions and are balancing against the threat that Putin poses to the territorial status quo. 

The U.K. and several Nordic countries have offered security guarantees to what could be NATO’s newest members.

Two seemingly similar systems produce very different militaries.

Pekka Haavisto once spearheaded efforts to engage with Russia and broaden cooperation. Now he’s helping lead Finland toward NATO membership.

Finland has taken the lead, but its famously skeptical neighbor is following.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s comments raise questions about Washington’s endgame in Ukraine.

Politicians who have long called for Finland and Sweden to join NATO seem poised to finally get their wish.

The end of neutrality for a famously neutral country would be a blow to Putin and enhance the alliance’s intelligence capabilities.

Helsinki joining NATO is his worst nightmare—apart from losing Ukraine.

Why a widely touted model for Ukrainian neutrality won’t work to stop a Russian invasion.

Moscow’s aggression may have permanently changed Nordic security debates.

Even if the two Nordic countries don’t join NATO, they have signaled a new era in relations with Moscow.

Jussi Tanner spent nearly two years bargaining with the Kurdish-led autonomous government.