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February 20, 2026, 01:17 PM - 8 min read
The Kalevala, a poetic masterpiece of nearly 23,000 lines, first appeared in 1835. Now, nearly 200 years later, those “luckless lands of the North” are an increasingly tense border zone. On one side sits Finland, affluent and famously “happy.” On the other side sits the Republic of Karelia that today is part of the Russian Federation. But on February 28, both will unite in celebration of Kalevala’s anniversary and the cultural-political independence it helped achieve.
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September 15, 2025, 09:04 PM - 3 min read
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has acknowledged that Finland’s economy has been hit hard by sanctions on Russia, with trade largely scrapped and billions in investments lost since Helsinki closed its border with its neighbour.
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