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Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin is facing major political backlash after a video of her partying with fellow politicians and celebrities was leaked on social media. What Happened: The Finnish opposition leaders have called for the 36-year-old Marin to take a drug test after footage...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he has "no problem" with neighbors Finland and Sweden joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), but signaled there might be more tensions in the future. What Happened: Putin criticized NATO’s "...

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization will now fast-track membership for Sweden and Finland after Turkey lifted its opposition to the Nordic countries joining the allies. What Happened: On Tuesday, during the NATO summit talks in Madrid, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed with his...

Amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Scandinavia nations Sweden and Finland have filed their applications to join North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). What Happened: On Wednesday, the Secretary-General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg confirmed that Finland and Sweden had submitted...

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United States expressed confidence that Turkey would not hold Finland and Sweden from joining the Western military alliance. This came after Turkey surprised its allies and threw up a potential obstacle to the nations' membership bid. The...

A new finding shows that a growing majority of Swedes are in favor of joining NATO, amid ever-increasing tensions with Russia. A poll conducted by Demoskop and commissioned by a Swedish daily — Aftonbladet newspaper — showed that almost 57% of Swedes now favor NATO...

Amid a raging war between Russia and Ukraine, two European nations Finland and Sweden look poised to join NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) this year, as a result of Moscow's “massive strategic blunder,” according to The Times report. Russia's invasion of...

The Group B Euro 2020 matchup between Denmark and Finland saw one of the worst and most talked about injuries in professional sports. Viewers of the game on ESPN, a unit of Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), saw Christian Eriksen collapse and receive medical attention on the field. The game was...

Finland’s Social Democratic party has named Sanna Marin, the current transportation minister, as the new PM, which would make Sanna the country’s youngest prime minister ever, according to Reuters. What Happened Finland’s Social Democratic party on Sunday voted to select...

While some exchange traded funds adhering to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing principles struggle to gain traction with investors, issuing continue bringing these funds to market. The latest addition to the ESG fray in the U.S. is the Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (...

There are hundreds of single-country exchange-traded funds on the market today, a large enough population that ensures some will go overlooked. Such is the plight of the iShares MSCI Finland Capped ETF (BATS: EFNL) and it is a plight the lone ETF dedicated to Finnish stocks has endured since coming...

Carnival Corp (NYSE: CCL) announced recently that out of the nine new cruise ships that it plans to build and include in its fleet by 2022, four will be environmentally-friendly, large cruise ships that will have a capacity of 6,600 passengers. Arnold Donald, CEO of Carnival Corp, was on...