Contents tagged with Finland
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Construction of the first gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia has begun
Construction of the Finnish-Estonian gas pipeline “The Baltic Connector” began in the Finnish city of Inkoo, Yle reports. The Connector is the first gas pipeline in Finland. It will run along the bottom of the Sea and work to reduce dependency on Russian gas supplies.
The pipeline’s construction is set to be completed in 2020. However, during that time, the Finnish market will be open to competition.
Construction of the pipeline costs 250 million euro. The European Union will allocate 75% of …
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Finland issues permission for construction of Nord Stream-2
The Regional Administrative Department of South Finland has issued permission for construction of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline in the exclusive economic zone of the country, Interfax reports.
Permission was issued for the laying of a new 374-kilometer pipeline in the exclusive economic zone, 20 meters from the previously laid Nord Stream 1 pipe.
Finland’s Ministry of Economy issued a permit for construction of the Nord Stream-2 on April 5.
Germany was the first country to issue a full …
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Finland will allocate 15 million euros for assistance to Ukraine
Finland will allocate 15 million euros for the development of educational and energy-efficiency projects in Ukraine in 2018-2021. As RBC-Ukraine reports, this was said by Timo Soini, the Foreign Minister of Finland, at a joint press conference with Pavel Klimkin, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
Soini said, "Finland will continue to increase its support to Ukraine, which has reached 34 million euros since the beginning of the conflict. We also make a great contribution to the …
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Finnish Foreign Minister confirms his country's readiness to participate in UN peacekeeping mission in the Donbas
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has claimed that Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini told him that Finland is ready to participate in a UN peacekeeping mission, in the case of its introduction to the Donbas.
"Our Finnish friends are essentially ready to participate in the upcoming peacekeeping operation, but now they have to put pressure on Russia so that it would be a real peacekeeping operation, not an operation to allow Russia legitimizing its protectorate in the occupied …
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Finland says it is ready to send peacekeepers to the Donbas
If an agreement is reached concerning a peacekeeping operation in Ukraine under the aegis of the UN, Finland should take part in it, as stated by the President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, at the Munich Security Conference, Yle reports.
"This is one of the most serious problems in Europe, that is why if there is even a small opportunity to resolve the crisis, Finland should take part in the settlement of this crisis," he stated at a meeting with Finnish journalists in Munich. At the same tine …
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Foreign Minister of Finland: We want to see a stable Russia, but its future is concerning
Russia is a next-door neighbor of Finland, and it is a major issue for Helsinki to always support an open dialogue with Moscow, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Timo Soini, wrote in an op-ed to the Dagens Nyheter. In particular, the Minister said a stable Russia was in the interest of Finland, but at the same time there were growing concerns over the domestic situation in the Russian Federation, where the economy heavily depends on natural resources and civic society is discarded as mere …
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Finnish company refuses to ship generators to Crimea due to sanctions
The Finnish company Wärtsilä refused to supply generators to the Crimean Zaliv shipbuilding yard in Kerch due to EU sanctions, RBC news agency reported with reference to a source in the Russian Ministry of Transport.
The factory had to shift the deadlines for the construction of an emergency rescue ship to the value of 2.8 billion rubles. Four such ships have been built in Russia.
According to the source, the refusal to supply the diesel generators led to an extension of the construction …
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Finland strengthens its border with Russia
The Finnish Border Guard is deploying additional personnel to enhance control on the border with Russia, Yle news agency reports.
The decision was made due to an increase in the number of tourists from Russia as well as the international situation. Perhaps, a more telling reason was the significant reduction in the number of border guards over the past three years.
"From 2014 to 2017 a massive reduction of border guards has been observed at the Finnish-Russian border. In some regions, their …
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Finland summons Russian ambassador over violation of country’s airspace by Russian plane
Russian ambassador Pavel Kuznetsov was summoned to the Finnish Foreign Ministry after the Ministry of Defense of Finland suspected a Russian plane of violating Finnish airspace,as stated in the message of the Finnish Foreign Ministry on Twitter.
"The Russian Ambassador was informed about the alleged incident with a request for clarification," the message says.
According to the Finnish Defense Ministry, the incident refers to a passenger or cargo Tu-154. The Finnish border service launched an …
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Finland to conduct joint military exercise with the US
Finland plans to conduct joint military exercises with the US and other allies, as indicated by the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Finland, Jussi Niinisto.
According to him, they plan to attract recruits, reservists, and soldiers to participate in the exercises. Niinisto said that Sweden, the United States, and "other countries" will also take part in the exercises. The Minister specified that the events would be similar to the Aurora 2017 exercises that were held in Sweden and …