Finland

Finland records increased Russian activity in the Baltic Sea
Of particular concern is the appearance of military escorts near tankers of the so-called “shadow fleet” of the Russian Federation in the Gulf of Finland.

The Finnish Foreign Ministry proposes lowering the price ceiling for Russian oil to $40/barrel
The Finnish Foreign Minister believes that the “price ceiling” for Russian oil could be lowered to $40 per barrel.

“Shadow” Russian tanker nearly caused fuel spill near Finland
An incident with a Russian vessel in the Gulf of Finland almost ended in a grounding and fuel spill.

Anchor of ship detained due to damage to underwater cables raised from the bottom of the Baltic Sea
The anchor of the Eagle S, a tanker detained for damaging underwater cables, has been raised from the bottom of the Gulf of Finland in the eastern Baltic Sea.

Baltic cable damage: new evidence emerges
Finnish police have discovered a trail of an anchor tens of kilometers long on the bottom of the Baltic Sea.

Estonia and Finland are developing a plan to protect the Gulf of Finland from the Russian Federation
In the event of a prolonged crisis, freight traffic could be diverted to the North Sea, which would require large-scale infrastructural changes. Estonia and Finland plan to strengthen cooperation in the field of maritime defense, in particular to develop a plan to protect the Gulf of Finland from Russian ships in the event of a…

Russian propagandists followed the yacht of the Finnish president
Russian so-called journalists followed the yacht of the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb.

Finland announced suspicion of the captain of the Russian vessel
Finland announced suspicion against the captain of the ship “Mikhail Kazansky”, which entered the country’s waters.

A Russian ship violated the maritime borders of Finland
A Russian research vessel is suspected of violating Finland’s maritime borders. The incident took place in the Eastern part of the Gulf of Finland.

Finland gave up on Russian LNG half a year earlier
This decision was influenced by the adoption of the 14th package of EU sanctions against the Russian Federation.