Ireland has no national intelligence agency, so companies cannot be screened and may miss out on sensitive contracts under EU tendering rules

Russia’s aggression against Ukraine prompted the Nordic country to abandon its long-held neutrality

Bond investors are set to welcome the results as big swings related to Finland-specific developments are now unlikely

Winning proposal will serve as a basis for the Finnish capital’s new city plan

Sanna Marin, who became Finland’s prime minister two years ago at the age of 34, has applied for the country to join Nato. While Finland, which has a 1,300 kilometre border with Russia, has pursued a policy of well-armed neutrality until now, Putin’s assault on Ukraine clinched its decision to join the military alliance