Ireland voices concerns over Lithuania’s withdrawal from cluster bomb ban
Poland, Finland and Baltic states due to withdraw from treaty on anti-personnel mines
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Efforts to rearm Europe stumble as Trump ‘kicks over the chessboard’ of the Ukraine war
EU must take replace rhetoric with deeds and increase military power to ensure Putin takes heed, European commissioner for defence warns
Finnish minister in Dublin: ‘We never were under the illusion that Russia is no longer a threat’
Elina Valtonen reflects on her country joining Nato, shutting the Finnish border with Russia, and Vladimir Putin’s disregard for human life
A Finn on Inis Mór: ‘In Finland you just ignore everyone you don’t know. Even people you know sometimes’
Jenni Nikinmaa from Finland moved to Ireland in 2019
Underground cabling could answer challenge of keeping lights on after storms
Technical challenges and cost of extensive underground cabling would be enormous but ESB needs to produce a plan to cope with scale of climate change
Should Ireland revisit its neutrality? Prof Ben Tonra and Dr Raymond Murphy debate
Renewed international focus is coming on Ireland’s attitude to defence as Finland and Sweden join Nato
Ireland’s neutrality under attack: shifting geopolitics bring pressure to change
A policy of neutrality is increasingly being questioned by EU members
Forget the gym: Here’s four fitness lessons from around the world
From exercise parties to walking wherever you can, it is possible to stay healthy without signing up for a gym
What Ireland can learn from Finnish schools in tackling disinformation
The Nordic country is helping students learn about spotting false information. Is there space in the Irish curriculum to do the same?
State needs to invest in Navy and Air Corps to beef up our ability to protect vital undersea connections
Security of our vital marine interconnectors must be given high priority
We like our meats smoky: Nordics lobbied EU over flavouring ban
Documents show several states raised concerns about EU plan to phase out smoky flavourings for meats and crisps
Former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin: ‘We are seeing conservative, masculine forces rising up’
Marin was speaking at the 2025 Pendulum Summit, held in Dublin’s convention centre on Wednesday
Nato to boost presence in Baltic Sea after suspected sabotage of power cable
Finnish investigators believe seized Russian ship caused outage of Estlink 2 undersea power and internet lines
It’s fishmas time again as aquariums deck the tanks and embrace scuba Santa
Planet Business: Instagram advertising forecast, Chrystia Freeland’s resignation and the highest-paid female sports stars
One in four adults in Ireland struggle with everyday maths such as calculating percentages
Finding comes as former taoiseach Leo Varadkar says many in politics and media do not understand numbers
Swedish authorities track Chinese vessel to scene of Baltic cable breaks
Prosecutors in Stockholm launch preliminary investigation into suspected sabotage, hours after Germany dubs cable failure part of a ‘hybrid operation’
‘You can see the difference. Definitely’: How the Finnish approach to preschool childcare is paying dividends in Cork
Minna Murphy is happy to see early education becoming a ‘political hot potato’ in the run-up to the election with just about everybody promising more money.
Chapter One chef Mickael Viljanen: ‘I was meant to stay in Ireland for a year and that’s 24 years ago’
Finnish chef Mickael Viljanen has pioneered fine dining in Ireland since the noughties. He talks Michelin stars, short-sighted government and carvery lunch
It could be worse for Irish soccer – we could be Finland
Though Markku Kanerva led his country to their only major finals appearance at Euro 2020, the limited Eagle-Owls have lost their opening two Nations League matches without scoring a goal
Five days in Estonia: Saunas, bears, wolves, and an extraordinary experience I will never forget
Artistic leanings, Soviet shadows and a playful sense of humour: The Tallinn Fringe and Tartu 2024 are two great reasons to visit Estonia
No, Irish women don’t need to ‘breed more’. But some would like to have more children
The housing crisis, difficulties of balancing parenting with paid work, declining marriage rates and the limitations of assisted fertility all have a negative effect
Sellafield is a hub of British innovation - and a symbol of technology’s impact on the planet
The UK nuclear site, situated close to Ireland, has been key to British defence and energy security concerns for decades, but its legacy is a toxic bestowal for generations to come
Ireland can no longer pretend to be immune from realities of European security, says Charlie Flanagan
Invasion of Ukraine was Europe’s 9/11 and Ireland is ‘in President Putin’s crosshairs’
Finland school shooting: Bullying of boy (12) was his motive for fatal attack, police say
Boy, who recently transferred to school, used relative’s gun in incident near Helsinki where he shot three other students, killing one
Finland school shooting: One child killed, two injured with suspect (12) taken into custody
Victims, all aged 12, were taken to hospital after incident in Vantaa, a suburb north of Helsinki
Alexander Stubb wins Finland’s presidential election
Former prime minister will take up new role amid increased tension with Russia as a result of country’s decision to join Nato
Can the success of the plastic bag levy be replicated with bottles and cans?
The levy on plastic bags relied on a stick. The Re-turn scheme offers a fairly paltry carrot
Finland: Presidential election heads for run-off as far-right candidate falls short
Nordic country’s admission to western defence alliance came in the wake of neighbouring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Security an increasing focus for Baltic region as Sweden moves step closer to Nato membership
Weeks after Vladimir Putin threatened ‘problems for Finland’, the Russian leader is very present in this weekend’s Finish presidential election
Fallen Leaves: Never mind Christmas reissues. This is the crowd-pleaser of the season
In keeping with Finnish film-maker Aki Kaurismäki’s sense of humour, this lovely romance is the fourth film in his proletariat trilogy
Finland shuts more Russia border points and says asylum inflow must stop
Kremlin denies Helsinki government accusation that it is sending migrants to Finnish border
Finland to close all but one border crossing with Russia amid migrant crisis
The Kremlin said on Monday it had lodged a formal protest over Finland’s partial border closure, saying the decision reflected an anti-Russian stance
Ukraine’s leader meets Pentagon chief and media boss to shore up US support
Lloyd Austin pledges US support for Ukraine ‘now and into the future’ amid growing division in Washington over aid funding
Finland closes Russia border posts after days of asylum inflows
Finland accuses Russia of funnelling migrants to crossings in retaliation for increasing defence co-operation with US
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