Hundreds and thousands of Finnish workers have begun three days of strike action to protest against the right-wing government's planned labor market reforms and proposed cuts to social welfare, an action set to halt the country.

Turkey signs off on Sweden joining NATO, as public panic rises in Stockholm over a war with Russia.

Pro-Palestine Finnish activists staged a sit-in outside a Starbucks cafe in Helsinki condemning alleged Starbucks’ ties to Israel.

More than 10,000 protesters demonstrated in the Finnish capital on Sunday against the rightist government after a series of racism scandals.

Diplomatic turmoil is escalating between Moscow and Helsinki following Finland’s membership in the NATO military alliance.

Finland says it will expel nine diplomats working at the Russian Embassy in Helsinki, accusing them of being engaged in intelligence activities.

The exercise involves 3,000 soldiers and fighter jets from 14 nations.