Now playing Next Finland Newest NATO member Finland signs defence pact with US Finland’s Nordic neighbour Sweden, on the brink of joining NATO, signed a similar deal last week. 15/12/2023
Now playing Next Finland Finland to reseal border after temporary reopening lures migrants Finland accuses Russia of deliberately ushering migrants - most of whom are seeking asylum in Finland - to the border zone, which is normally heavily controlled on the Russian side. 15/12/2023
Now playing Next Finland Finland to close entire border with Russia again amid migrant crisis Finland accuses Russia of deliberately ushering migrants to the border zone, which is normally heavily controlled by Russia’s Federal Security Service. 14/12/2023
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Finland and Italy seek to hinder restrictions on single-use packaging Two EU nations threaten to weaken reuse and waste targets ahead of next week's gathering of EU ministers in Brussels 13/12/2023
Now playing Next Finland Finland to temporarily reopen two border crossings with Russia Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's Cabinet temporarily closed the entire 1,340-kilometre border two weeks ago over concerns that Moscow was using migrants to destabilize Finland in an alleged act of “hybrid warfare.” 12/12/2023
Now playing Next Denmark How Denmark and Finland plan to become ‘negative emitters’ Some nations want to remove more pollution than they produce. That will take giving nature a boost. 11/12/2023
Now playing Next Experiences How snowy Finland keeps flights on track during winter Helsinki Airport clears runway snow in just 11 minutes. Why can’t the UK and Germany always do the same? 09/12/2023
Now playing Next wellbeing Roaming Finland's 'health forests' is boosting patient well-being Finland has since 2015 established forests next to national healthcare centres as part of the so-called "health forest" project to bolster well-being. 07/12/2023
Now playing Next Estonia Estonia ready for 'migration spillover' after Finland closes border Russia has been accused of weaponising migration by channelling people to the borders of Finland in recent weeks. 29/11/2023
Now playing Next Finland Finland to close all borders with Russia after migrant surge Prime Minister Petteri Orpo told a press conference in Helsinki that the last remaining border post, in the Arctic, would be closed until 13 December. 28/11/2023
Now playing Next Finland Frontex to send 50 more officers to guard Finland-Russia border Finland will close all but one of its eastern border crossings with Russia, accusing the Kremlin of waging "hybrid warfare" with a migrant crisis on the border. 23/11/2023
Now playing Next world news Helsinki accuses Moscow of letting migrants through to the Finnish bor Euronews correspondent Sasha Vakulina reports on the war in Ukraine as Helsinki accuses Moscow of letting migrants through to the Finnish border. 21/11/2023
Now playing Next Finland Finland's presidential election campaign heats up the winter months Russia's war in Ukraine and destabilising "hybrid warfare" actions on the eastern border put foreign and security policy at the top of the agenda for candidates and voters alike. 21/11/2023
Now playing Next world news Thousands march silently though Paris, calling for peace in Middle East Holding blank white banners, 500 French entertainment stars marched from the Arab World Institute to the Museum of Art and History of Judaism. 19/11/2023
Now playing Next Finland Finland's Russian community angry over border closures Helsinki's decision to close four of the country's nine border crossings with Russia to stem the flow of undocumented migrants and refugees into Finland is impacting residents with relatives in Russia. At a protest in the capital, people raised concerns about a new 'Iron Curtain'. 19/11/2023
Now playing Next Finland Asylum seekers trying to enter Finland from Russia scuffle with guards Scuffles erupted at one of Finland's border crossings with Russia on Friday after 163 migrants riding bicycles attempted to seek asylum there. 18/11/2023
Now playing Next Finland Finland to close border crossings after Russia migrant 'malice' The move comes after an uptick in undocumented migrants showing up at Finnish checkpoints. PM Petteri Orpo says they are being "helped, encouraged and organised." 16/11/2023
Now playing Next Finland Russia using 'hybrid warfare' to push migrants over Finnish border There has been a sharp uptick in recent days in the numbers of asylum seekers arriving at border posts in southeast Finland, after a gradual buildup over several months. 14/11/2023
Now playing Next Nature Baltic herring population threatened by warming sea temperatures Finns have been fishing for herring for generations, but new reduced EU quotas are threatening the traditional livelihoods of coastal communities. 11/11/2023
Now playing Next Finland State funeral for Finland's Martti Ahtisaari, former president and Nobel Peace Laureate Crowds lined the route of the funeral cortege as it made its way from the city's Lutheran Cathedral to the cemetery where President Ahtisaari was laid to rest among other former presidents of the Nordic nation. 10/11/2023