Finland is well-represented in these NHL playoffs with 13 players on the rosters of the four teams in the conference finals.

Finland has completed the first 35 km (22 miles) of a 4.5-metre (15-ft) high fence it is building on its closed eastern border with Russia to stop migrants from crossing via the wilderness, the Finnish Border Guard said on Wednesday.

Finland expects a Russian military build up on its borders after the war in Ukraine ends, the Guardian reported on May 21. Maj Gen Sami Nurmi, the head of strategy of the Finnish defence forces said in an interview that the Russian military has begun "moderate preparations when it comes to building infrastructure" close to Finnish borders.

Tents, shelters for fighter jets and warehouses for military vehicles show increased Russian presence near one of NATO’s newest members.

For the first time, Nato's large unmanned Phoenix reconnaissance drones will fly from outside their home base in Sicily.

Freddy Lim, the founder and lead singer of Chthonic, is well known in Finland, a heavy metal capital of the world.

Finland, which won 2-1 in a shootout against Canada on Monday, is third in Group A with five wins, including three in regulation, with one game remaining in the seven-game preliminary round. The medal round begins on May 22, with the gold-medal game set for May 25.

For the eighth year running, this Nordic country has ranked as the happiest on earth. It’s not sunshine or skyscrapers that put Finland at the top of the happiness charts. People here are genuinely happy and thriving,

Finland has joined the EU programme that provides military aid to Ukraine using proceeds from frozen Russian assets held in Europe - with €90 million allocated for this purpose. Source: Finnish Ministry of Defence,

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