The Nordic parenting myth
Scandinavians are not better parents – but their politicians, unlike Britain’s, understand that childcare is a social good.
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Lapland: a prisoner of geography
Threatened by Russia as well as climate change, Finland’s northernmost region has become a front line of western Europe’s existential…
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History offers Ukraine slender hope for a decisive victory
The wars between Finland and Soviet Russia in the 1940s hold lessons on how peace might be achieved today.
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Why has Finland joined Nato?
Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine catalysed the most significant security restructure in northern Europe for decades.
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The meaning of Sanna Marin’s defeat
As with Jacinda Ardern, the Finnish prime minister’s international fame disguised her domestic woes.
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Letter from Helsinki: Finland’s challenge to Russia
From nuclear power to Nato, the Nordic nation is on the cusp of momentous change.
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Magdalena Andersson and Sanna Marin’s fight against far-right misogyny
The ease with which sexist attacks have undermined Sanna Marin and Magdalena Andersson should concern us all.
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Molotov cocktails and the Northern Lights: Finland’s Winter War against Russia
Art student Bonar Dunlop was one of thousands of foreign volunteers who fought alongside the Finns in 1939-40.
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Sweden’s Nato application marks historic shift away from neutrality
The development is another example of Vladimir Putin’s accidental strengthening of Nato.
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Sweden’s decision to join Nato isn’t just about security
Will Sweden join Nato? The country looks set to join Finland in applying for membership, but the debate in Stockholm…
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As Finland and Sweden consider Nato membership, Austria clings to neutrality
In the 1970s Austria used its neutrality to be a conduit between East and West, but there's little sign of…
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Sanna Marin: Finland’s fearless prime minister is challenging sexism in politics
Marin, who was the world’s youngest head of government when she entered office in December 2019 at the age of…
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