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European Commission presents new Arctic strategy
🇫🇮 Finland is one of the EU’s Arctic member states, alongside Denmark and Sweden. Given Finland’s close ties with Norway, Iceland, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States, developments in the Arctic directly affect European security, climate, and people’s well-being.
As Denmark, Finland, and Sweden are EU member states in the Arctic, and given their close ties with Norway, Iceland, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States, developments in the Arctic directly impact European security, climate, and the well-being of its people.
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Karis: The wisdom of the nation is to adapt to every situation, hardship, and crisis
🇫🇮 Karis said Estonia can rely on its friends and allies, especially the Nordic and Baltic countries, to help maintain external peace. Finland was not named individually, but is included in the reference to the Nordic countries.
While in maintaining external peace we can also rely on soft diplomacy and on our friends and allies—especially those closest to us, the Nordic and Baltic countries—in maintaining internal peace, we have no one to rely on but ourselves.
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Lithuanian PM urges Ukraine to target more data centres in Russia
🇫🇮 Finland is not mentioned directly in the article. It is connected indirectly through the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8), a cooperation format that includes Finland; Lithuania says it values Norway’s partnership within this framework.
Lithuania highly values Norway's contribution to the security of NATO's eastern flank, our close ties and our like-minded partnership in formats such as the Nordic-Baltic Eight.
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First foreign visits of Estonia's new president underscore importance of friendly relations
🇫🇮 Estonia’s new president, Ulle Madise, will travel to Helsinki on Wednesday to meet Finnish President Alexander Stubb. Their discussions are expected to cover closer defense cooperation, support for Ukraine and regional security.
Estonia's new President Ulle Madise is embarking on her first working visits of her term, traveling to Riga on Tuesday and Helsinki on Wednesday to meet with Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics and Finnish head of state Alexander Stubb. “We share long-standing ties of friendship with Latvia and Finland. Good neighbors and reliable allies are of great value to Estonia. In today's uncertain world, these relationships must be nurtured: we must listen, understand, and jointly find solutions to questions concerning our security. That is why my first foreign visits are to Latvia and Finland,” Madise said. On Wednesday, Madise will meet with Finnish head of state Alexander Stubb in Helsinki.
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During EU budget talks, Latvia will call for additional funding for countries on EU eastern flank - Kulbergs
🇫🇮 Latvia has formed a coalition with Estonia, Lithuania, Finland, Poland, and Romania to seek additional funding for countries on the EU’s eastern flank in the next multiannual budget. Finland is named as part of this joint effort; the funding has not yet been secured in Ireland’s proposal.
Kulbergs explained that a coalition has been formed with Estonia, Lithuania, Finland, Poland, and Romania to achieve this.
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Estonian flags to fly on Finno-Ugric Day
🇫🇮 The article says that Finns are among the Estonians’ closest linguistic relatives, alongside the Livonians. Finns are mentioned as kindred people in connection with Estonia’s Finno-Ugric Day.
Estonians' closest linguistic relatives are the Finns and Livonians, while more distant kindred peoples include the Hungarians, Sami, Karelians, Vepsians, Maris, Udmurts, Komis, Erzyas, and Mokshas, among others.