Coalition signs off on statement pledging to combat racism, Holocaust denial in the wake of multiple racism and neo-Nazi scandals that rocked administration in its early months
Vilhelm Junnila resigns after 10 days in office amid growing storm over ties to extremists, comments on Hitler, suggestion to promote abortion in Africa to tackle climate change
The bloc's point person for fighting Jew-hatred, Katharina von Schnurbein, is an influential advocate for Jewish customs many consider controversial in Europe
Vilhelm Junnila says previous behavior was 'foolish and immature'; another key figure in new government, House Speaker Jussi Halla-aho, also has history of racist remarks
Western officials to up pressure on Hungary and Turkey to to allow Sweden to follow suit; 'Era of military non-alignment has ended,' says alliance's chief
UN-sponsored index, based on data from 2020-2022, predating government's divisive judicial overhaul plan, is again topped by Finland, with US 15th, Britain 19th and France 21st
Institution is supported by Finnish-born Israeli Chaim Zabludowicz, son of holocaust survivor who built his fortune facilitating arms trade between Helsinki and Jerusalem
'The mobilization is a first sign that something worse might happen,' says Oleg, a bar owner from Moscow; around 17,000 Russians have left to Finland over the weekend
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