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'There is a future': How Finland’s 850 Jews survive and thrive in the Diaspora

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Despite their small numbers, Finland's Jewish community has managed to thrive even as anti-Zionism rises.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
CHAYA VOTKIN (left), president of the Jewish Community of Helsinki, poses at the Yael Foundation conference earlier this month.
BONES FOUND with a missing Finnish tourist's passport next to them.

Human remains found by children in Jerusalem woods may solve year-long mystery of missing tourist

Children walking in the woods outside of Pisgat Ze'ev on Friday before Shabbat found the bones and showed them to one of their fathers, who called the police.

|ByTZVI JASPER
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar hosting his Finnish counterpart, Elina Valtonen, at the Foreign Ministry, Jerusalem, February 15, 2026.

Finnish FM visits Jerusalem for first time since 2016, discusses regional issues with FM Sa'ar

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar hosted Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen in Jerusalem, marking the first such visit in nearly a decade amid EU discussions on Israel.

|ByANNA BARSKY
PASSENGERS OF the icebreaker ‘Polar Explorer’ walk across the frozen surface of the Bothnian Sea.

Frozen silence, dancing lights, and a spiritual journey to Lapland

In Lapland, the Arctic silence, the endless snow, and the dancing lights remind you that the world is vast, and our moments of awe are what make it infinite.

|ByJACOB MAOR

As Russia intensifies push for Donbas, Ukraine rules out ceasefire

Weeks-long siege ends at Azovstal, Russia says | Russia intensifies offensive in Donbas | Russia stops Finland gas flows over payment dispute.

MAY 21, 2022ByREUTERS
Emergency management specialists gather near a burnt tank during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine May 20, 2022.

Russia stops Finland gas flows over payments dispute

Gazprom demanded Europe pays for Russian gas supplies in roubles because of sanctions imposed over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

MAY 21, 2022ByREUTERS
The logo of Gazprom company is seen on the facade of a business centre in Saint Petersburg, Russia March 31, 2022.

Russia's Gazprom to halt gas flows to Finland on Saturday

The majority of gas used in Finland comes from Russia but gas only accounts for about 5% of its annual energy consumption.

MAY 20, 2022ByREUTERS
A model of the natural gas pipeline is placed on Russian Rouble banknote and a flag in this illustration taken, March 23, 2022.

Sweden, Finland's leaders meet with Biden amid NATO expansion plan

UK, US and NATO chief say Turkey's concerns over Finland, Sweden joining NATO 'will be addressed.'

MAY 19, 2022ByREUTERS
US President Joe Biden poses for a photo as he welcomes Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finland's President Sauli Niinisto at the White House in Washington, US, May 19, 2022.

Dogs are 92% successful at detecting if you have COVID - study

Using the study, dogs could help prevent the spread of the virus if stationed at public airports and other mass gatherings.

MAY 18, 2022ByGADI ZAIG
Dog illustrative

Greek PM backs new NATO applicants as Turkey undermines alliance - analysis

Ankara’s far-right AKP Party has spent the last decade and a half undermining NATO in particular and democratic values in general.

MAY 18, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis delivers an address to a joint meeting of Congress as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) clap hands, inside the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, US, May 17, 2022.

Sweden and Finland to hand in NATO applications on Wednesday

"Finland's membership in NATO will not change our basic thinking that we will always seek peaceful solutions and we are a peace-loving nation," Foreign Minister Haavisto said.

MAY 17, 2022ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin speaks during the plenary session at the Finnish parliament in Helsinki, Finland, May 16, 2022.

Is now the time for Finland, Sweden to join NATO? - opinion

Moscow has warned that the two countries’ accession to NATO will have serious military and political consequences. It spoke of retaliatory measures.”

MAY 16, 2022BySALEM ALKETBI
US SECRETARY OF STATE Antony Blinken meets with Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde at the State Department earlier this month. According to ‘The Guardian,’ Linde said her country had received assurances from the US that it would receive support during this period.

Nordic states vow to protect Finland, Sweden during NATO application

Norway, Denmark and Iceland strongly support Finland and Sweden joining NATO and will support the two countries "by all means necessary" if they come under attack.

MAY 16, 2022ByROMAN MEITAV, REUTERS
Norway, sweden, nordic flags

Turkey may blackmail NATO to prevent Finland, Sweden from joining - analysis

Finland and Sweden have not joined NATO in the past, but Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led them to consider it.

MAY 15, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Ibrahim Kalin, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman and chief foreign policy adviser, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Istanbul, Turkey May 14, 2022.