After a series of suspected undersea cable cuttings, NATO has launched a new surveillance and deterrence mission to protect critical infrastructure under the Baltic Sea.

Russia is believed to be behind dozens of hybrid attacks, like arson or sabotage, on NATO soil since the Ukraine war started.

Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkinen hosts a meeting with his Nordic counterparts in Helsinki on Thursday. Finland is chair of the Nordic Defence Cooperation group this year, and Thursday's meeting marks its second of the year.

President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda, in Helsinki, Finland, January 14 ... The new policy will make Lithuania the highest spender on defense in NATO in percentage terms, surpassing Poland, which currently leads with over 4 percent of GDP allocated ...

Lithuania's president says his country has made the decision to raise its spending on defense to between 5% and 6% of overall national economic output starting in 2026.

Latvia's navy has identified a boat they suspect of being responsible for the damage to the cable - with two other vessels also under investigation.

General Martin Herem, former head of Estonia’s defence forces, has speculated that NATO could blockade the Baltic. However, given that this would amount to a declaration of war, NATO has opted for a less confrontational approach: surveillance.

China's customs statistics show Finland exporting 621,000 cubic meters of timber to China last year, a 29 percent drop compared to 2023. Russia is China's main source of foreign timber, accounting for two-thirds of the total.

“NATO’s contribution to Baltic Sea surveillance demonstrates ... with multiple Finnish Navy ships rotating over the coming months. Helsinki Times is the first and only English language newspaper providing news about Finland in English.

Helsinki was resplendent in the sun ... ‘Last year there were opinion polls to see how people felt about Finland joining NATO. The responses showed that 10% more of the Finnish people would be in favour of joining if they knew President Niinistö ...