The construction of military facilities by Russia in Petrozavodsk and Alakurtti, both near the Finnish border, were reported by the Finnish publication Yle on Sept. 10, with experts and the Minister of Defense affirming however that there is presently no threat to Helsinki.
Ex-Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) on Thursday asked to be relieved of her duties in order to take up the role of strategic advisor at Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, a London-based political consultancy.
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