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Undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia experiences outage — capacity reduced to 35% as Finnish authorities investigate

An undersea power cable connecting Helsinki and Tallinn, carrying 658 megawatts of electricity, has been disrupted on Christmas Day.

Tom’s Hardware

Baltic Sea Power Cable Outage Prompts Investigation

Power cable outage between Finland and Estonia triggers investigation; concerns over undersea infrastructure in the Baltic region.

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Man arrested in Paris after police cordon off Iranian consulate due to reported bomb threat – as it happened

Local media reports a man entered the consulate saying he had explosives and wanted to avenge his brother

The Guardian - UK

School shooting in Finland kills one, injures two as child opens fire

The 12-year-old shooter was arrested following the incident in a Helsinki suburb.

Al Jazeera

Finland moves to block asylum seekers from entering via Russia

The Nordic nation’s PM says it has been the target of ‘instrumentalised migration’ facilitated by its neighbour, Russia.

Al Jazeera

Finnish Strikes Over Labour Reform Empty Helsinki

Public transport ground to a halt across much of Finland on Friday as part of mass strikes over the government's proposed labour reforms, leaving Helsinki's normally-bustling city centre unusually quiet.

International Business Times

Thousands Strike In Finland Over Labour Reform

A massive Finnish strike movement kicked off on Thursday, grounding most air traffic and closing workplaces in a protest against proposed government labour reforms that include social benefit cuts.

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International Business Times

Finland Says To Shut Last Border Crossing To Russia

Finland's prime minister said Tuesday the country will shut its last border crossing with Russia, following an influx of migrants which Helsinki claims is a hybrid attack orchestrated by Moscow.

The Guardian - UK

Finland closes entire border with Russia after tensions over asylum seekers

Temporary closure comes after Finnish intelligence suggested Russia was helping asylum seekers reach the border

Evening Standard

Finland to close its entire border with Russia over migration concerns

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has said Finland will close its entire border with Russia due to concerns over migration.

The Independent UK

Finland plans to close its entire border with Russia over migration concerns

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo says Finland will close its entire border with Russia due to concerns over migration

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The Independent UK

Why Finland is blaming Russia for a sudden influx of migrants on its eastern border

Russia threatened retaliation against Finland after its Nordic neighbor joined NATO earlier this year

Al Jazeera

Finland to close all but one of its border crossings with Russia

Helsinki accuses Moscow of weaponising desperate refugees and migrants in retaliation for its recent entry into NATO.

France 24

Finland erects barriers at border with Russia to control migrant influx

Finnish border guards and soldiers began erecting barriers including concrete obstacles topped with barbed-wire at some crossing points on the Nordic country’s lengthy border with Russia to better control an influx of migrants, officials said Wednesday. Finland said it will close three more crossing points, leaving only one Arctic point…

The Guardian - UK

Finland to close all but one Russia border crossing to stop asylum seekers

Helsinki accuses Moscow of guiding refugees across border in apparent act of revenge for it cooperating with US

Evening Standard

Russia accused of giving bicycles and scooters to migrants to help them cross into EU

Russia has been accused of handing out bicycles and scooters to migrants to help them cross into Finland in a bid to destabilise Europe.

The Independent UK

Finland to close 4 border crossing points after accusing Russia of organizing flow of migrants

Finland’s government says it will close four crossing points on its long border with Russia to stop the flow of migrants that it accuses Moscow of ushering to the border in recent months

The Guardian - UK

Finland to close some border crossings with Russia after rise in asylum seekers

Finnish president had accused Moscow of guiding people towards Finland in act of revenge for cooperation with US

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