Finland has notified the United Nations it is leaving the Ottawa Convention that bans the use of anti-personnel landmines, its foreign ministry said late on Thursday.

A former Wagner Group fighter who fled Russia has been detained in Finland after crossing the border and requesting asylum. Finnish authorities are investigating his background, while Ukraine reviews evidence for possible war crimes.

Purdue guard Omer Mayer had another impressive performance on Sunday, scoring 19 points and leading Israel to a blowout win over Finland in group play.

Lithuania and Finland look set to start domestic production of anti-personnel landmines next year to supply themselves and Ukraine because of what they see as the military threat from Russia, officials from the two NATO member states told Reuters.

A six-month aviation labour dispute in Finland ends with a new deal between the Finnish Aviation Union and employers. Planned strikes are cancelled, and Finnair resumes normal operations after 1,200 flight cancellations affecting 100,

The season is not only off to a strong start, but the fungi are appearing unusually early, says one mushroom expert.

Finland's President Alexander Stubb is the head of state for one of NATO's newest members, and he sat down with CBC News to talk Trump, the war in Ukraine and what it's like sharing a 1,300-kilometre border with Russia.

July 7 (UPI) -- The AI company Groq announced Monday it is set to establish its first-ever European data center. It already has a presence in the United States, Canada and Saudi Arabia, but its global network will soon stretch to Helsinki, Finland.