Finland is Russia's immediate neighbor to the west. The two countries share about 800 miles of land border,and Finland's membership in NATO will significantly bolster security on NATO's eastern flank.

Finnish membership will double NATO’s land border with Russia, adding more than 800 miles. It will also bolster the alliance’s presence around the Baltic Sea and enhance its position in the ...

With a simple exchange of documents, Finland on Tuesday became NATO’s 31st member state, a strategic defeat for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, who was determined to block the alliance ...

Increased Russian GPS Jamming Hits Signals in Baltics, Finland. Pilots in region forced to use alternative navigation systems; Commercial flights haven’t been disrupted by the jamming ...

Finland will join NATO on Tuesday, marking the completion of a swift journey into the military alliance for the Nordic nation following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, officials said.

With scarcely an audible sigh, mesmerized Finland sank into the arms of Nazi Germany. The Germans took over with only a few companies of second-rate occupation troops to back up the fast and foamy ...

MOSCOW, December 10. /TASS/. Russia demands that Finland bring to justice people who burned the Russian flag in Helsinki on December 6 and take measures to prevent such extremist actions from ...

Finnish military personnel raise their country’s flag at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Finland, NATO and the evolving new world order – what ...

Sweden and Finland gave up neutrality to join NATO after Russia invaded Ukraine. Now, they’re offering residents guidance on how to survive in wartime as regional tensions mount. Five million ...