Voislav Torden, a commander in a Russian paramilitary group, was sentenced to life in prison for the attack and mutilation of Ukrainian soldiers in 2014.
Tag: Helsinki (Finland)
Finding Her Voice Was Just a Rowboat Journey Away
Harakka Island, a creative community off the coast of Helsinki, Finland, helped the illustrator Marika Maijala come into her own as an artist. “I don’t know where my art ends and my life begins. The border is fleeting.”
Biden Says the U.S. Is Open to a Prisoner Swap to Free Evan Gershkovich
The president confirmed that a ‘process is underway’ during a news conference in Finland.
Finnish Right-Wing Party Leader Apologizes After Racist Posts Surface
Riikka Purra, who leads the nationalist Finns party, was the second member of her faction to come under fire for offensive comments since the government was formed a month ago.
Zelensky Denies Ukraine Carried Out the Drone Attack on the Kremlin
The Ukrainian president flatly denied that his country was behind any drone attack on the Kremlin.
Read Your Way Through Helsinki
Pajtim Statovci shares his love of Finnish literature and the books that helped him, a child of immigrants, to find his voice and grow from reader to award-winning writer.
High-Speed Trains Departing Russia for Finland Are Packed
Once starved for passengers, the trains are now full, and negotiations are underway between state-owned Finnish and Russian rail companies to increase the service.
A tale of two summits: Trump at Helsinki, and Biden at Geneva.
In Helsinki in 2018, Trump dismissed the conclusions of U.S. intelligence agencies about Russian election meddling. Biden struck a less deferential tone.
Helsinki Makes Sustainability a Guiding Principle for Development
Co-housing is on the rise, as is solar power and geothermal heat. In one neighborhood, trash is collected via pneumatic tubes.
Helsinki Airport Uses Dogs to Sniff Out Coronavirus
Several animals now working on a trial at Helsinki’s airport have been trained to detect the virus by scent on arriving passengers.