Finland plans to leave the Ottawa convention that bans antipersonnel landmines, following similar moves by other neighbouring states bordering Russia. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Tuesday ...

Finland’s government plans to raise the country’s defense spending to 3% of economic output by 2029 to address the risks from a more aggressive Russia, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said. The ...

By leaving the treaty, Finland, which guards NATO’s longest border with Russia, could start stockpiling landmines again to have them at hand should a need arise. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo told ...

Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo speaks during an interview after a briefing on the Finnish Government's foreign and security policy in the briefing room of the Government Palace in Helsinki.

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said a fundamentally changed security environment in Europe prompted the decision by Finland -- a NATO member bordering Russia -- to pull out of the 1997 Ottawa Treaty.

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) on Tuesday announced that Finland is preparing to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention banning the use of anti-personnel landmines. "Finland is not currently facing an ...