Finland

Finnish envoy:

Iran among successful states in health area

TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – Ambassador of the Republic of Finland to Tehran Kari Kahiluoto has said that Iran is among successful countries in the health area.

Sweden, Finland must consider Türkiye's security concerns

Erdogan sets condition for Sweden, Finland membership in NATO

TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – Sweden and Finland must consider Türkiye's security concerns if they seek to join NATO, the Turkish president said before leaving for a NATO summit meeting in Madrid on Tuesday.

Finland ready to fight Russia if attacked: MoD

TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – Finland has prepared for decades for a Russian attack and would put up stiff resistance should one occur, its armed forces chief said.

Finland ready to cooperate with Iran in environment area

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – Ambassador of the Republic of Finland to Tehran Kari Kahiluoto has said that the development of cooperation with Mazandaran province in the Caspian Sea tops the agenda of the mutual ties.

Cavusoglu:

Swedish, Finnish responses not meet Turkey's expectations

TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) – The documents Sweden and Finland sent to Turkey regarding their NATO bids do not meet the country's expectations the Turkish foreign minister said, adding that concerns need to be addressed.

Iran ready to boost economic ties with Finland: offical

TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) – Governor of the Iranian province of Razavi Khorasan Yaghoub-Ali Nazari has voiced Iran's readiness to bolster the economic relations with Finland.

Turkey rejects NATO offer of talks with Sweden, Finland

TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – Turkey has rejected invitations by NATO to participate in trilateral talks with Finland and Sweden aimed at finding a solution to Ankara’s opposition to the Nordic countries’ applications to join the western military alliance.

Iran FM invites Moscow, Kyiv to end war

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a phone talk with his Finnish counterpart Pekka Olavi Haavisto on Sunday voiced Iran’s anti-war stand, and invited both Moscow and Kyiv to end the war.

Finnish FM:

Finland to continue talks with Turkey on unresolved issues

TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – Finland is poised to continue negotiations with Turkey on any unsettled issue related to joining NATO, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said.

Finland, Sweden to send teams to Turkey to discuss NATO bids

TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – Finland and Sweden will send delegations to Ankara on Wednesday to try to resolve Turkish opposition to their applications for membership in the NATO military alliance, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said on Tuesday.

Erdogan:

NATO's enlargement not in interest of Turkey

TEHRAN, May 23 (MNA) – Turkish President says Ankara believes that NATO's enlargement policy without prioritizing basic security concerns is not in the interest of Turkey.

Russia halts gas supplies to Finland

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Russia has halted its supply of natural gas to Finland, Russian media reported.

Turkey blocks negotiations on Finland, Sweden's NATO entry

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – Turkey has blocked NATO's decision to process requests by Finland and Sweden to join the bloc, media have reported.

Over Finland, Sweden membership;

Erdogan says Turkey will not make same mistake twice

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – Referring to the two Nordic countries' bid to join NATO, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his country will not make the same mistake twice.

Turkey not to approve Finland, Sweden NATO membership

TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Turkey's President Erdoğan said diplomatic delegations from the two countries should not even bother coming to Ankara to discuss the move.

Report:

Russia moving nuclear-capable missiles to Finland border

TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – Russian forces have reportedly begun moving nuclear-capable missiles towards its border with Finland.

Moscow follows up on progress of Finnish, Swedish NATO bids

TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Monday said Russia was closely following progress of Finland and Sweden's bids to join the US-led NATO military alliance.

Sweden's ruling party backs NATO membership bid

TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – Sweden's ruling Social Democrats backed the country joining NATOafter Finland confirmed that it would apply for NATO membership.

Finland formally confirms intention to join NATO

TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – Finland has formally confirmed it intends to join NATO, abandoning decades of military non-alignment in a historic decision amid the Ukraine war.

UK FM Liz Truss urges formation of global NATO

TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – British Foreign Minister Liz Truss urged the formation of a global NATO to watch out for India Pacific security.

Putin says;

Moscow-Kyiv talks on hold as Kyiv not interested in dialogue

TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Moscow-Kyiv negotiations are de facto on hold as Kyiv is not interested in dialogue.

Putin discusses Ukraine operation with Security Council

TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – Russian President discussed its military operation in Ukraine, and potential threats from Finland’s and Sweden’s decision to join NATO with the permanent members of the Russian Security Council.

Finland, Sweden set to join NATO by Summer: report

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – According to some reports, Sweden and Finland may join NATO as early as this summer.

Finnish foreign minister meets with Iranian economy minister

TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – Vistiting Finland's foreign minister Pekka Haavisto met with the Iranian economy minister Seyed Ehsan Khandouzi In Tehran on Monday to discuss bilateral trade relations.

Iran not to keep economy waiting for Vienna talks results

TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – Iranian president says that if the sanctions are lifted, the ground is ready for an agreement, adding that his administration will not wait for the results of Vienna talks on the removal of sanctions.

Amir-Abdollahian:

Parts of Iran's demands on sanctions lifting not met in talks

TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – Stating that parts of Iran's demands on sanctions lifting have not yet been met in talks, Amir-Abdollahian said that the Iranian team will continue its efforts to reach a good agreement with good faith and seriousness.

FM Amir-Abdollahian meets Finnish counterpart in Tehran

TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met with his Finnish counterpart at the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran.

Finnish FM due in Tehran on Monday for bilateral talks

TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto will meet his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran on Monday to discuss bilateral ties and issues of mutual interests.

Official:

Iran expect Europe to be responsible for supporting refugees

TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – The director-general of the Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants Affairs of the Ministry of Interior said that Iran expects Europeans to be responsible for supporting refugees and distributing financial resources.