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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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April 24, 2025, 03:13 PM - 3 min read
Russia has issued a stern warning against NATO's growing military presence in Finland, vowing to take all necessary defence measures. Kremlin officials and President Putin have underlined concerns over NATO's activities in the Arctic and Black Sea, pledging strategic and infrastructural countermeasures.
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