Holding shady sailors to account would be a lot less perilous than risking war with a powerful nation
Helsinki opens investigation into damaged power line in latest suspected sabotage attack on Baltic Sea infrastructure
Swedish investigators looking into movements of bulk carrier travelling from Russia to Egypt
Defence minister Boris Pistorius says it is unclear who was responsible for ‘hybrid’ warfare tactic
Foreign ministers do not rule out sabotage as part of Russia’s ‘hybrid warfare’
Also in this newsletter: Meloni hits back against Albania migration hub criticism
Key Notes | Founded by Olympian Samppa Lajunen, the Maria plugs a gap in the Finnish capital’s hotel scene
The Helsinki Festival presented a semi-staged version of Mussorgsky’s opera about faith, politics and persecution
In Finland, where there 3.3mn saunas for a population of 5.5mn, few got in a sweat when the government tried to curb their use to save energy
The islands between Sweden and Finland have become havens of designer cabins and new Nordic cooking
Finland, Norway, Poland and Baltic states draw up proposal to prevent Moscow’s hybrid attacks
Defence ministry’s proposal draws condemnation from Lithuania and Finland
Now in Nato, Helsinki disperses military supplies beyond its borders and hones economy for resilience
Move by Alex Gerko’s market maker bucks trend among financial firms to outsource to Big Tech
Also in this newsletter: The ECB drags its feet on lowering interest rates
Alexander Stubb urges allies to refrain from ‘belligerent’ rhetoric about Russia attacking soon
All countries with shores on Baltic Sea except Russia are now part of western defence alliance
Intelligence says Moscow will beef up troops near Finland and Baltic states as it prepares for future conflict
Former prime minister declares victory over rival in Nordic country’s elections with nearly all votes counted
Odes to the clever overhaul – from the Eastern & Oriental Express to haute Saint-Trop
Finnish demographer Anna Rotkirch assesses how young people view having children and suggests we may need a societal rethink
Ex-PM and former foreign minister go to final round of presidential election
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put the Nordic country on the geopolitical map
Also in this newsletter: Von der Leyen lands in Bosnia and is likely to both raise and damp hopes of accession to the union
Ahead of Sunday’s polls, Alex Stubb says strong military, Nato membership and US defence pact create deterrence
