Finland

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The announcement was widely expected and has broad support in the country: A recent poll showed that about three-quarters of all Finns support joining the military alliance.

The paintings and sculptures, some of which are reportedly priceless, had been loaned by Russia to museums in Italy and Japan. Finnish agents detained them at a border crossing over the weekend.

The latest World Happiness report finds Scandinavian countries once again dominating the top of the rankings, while the U.S. climbed from 19th to 16th.

A change in public opinion in steadfastly neutral Finland and Sweden has taken place since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Under the new policy, families are entitled to a total 14 months of paid leave. The health minister says the goal is to both improve gender equality and boost a declining birth rate.

It was the members of a Facebook group who noted that the auroras they'd seen didn't look like any that had been previously catalogued. So physicists asked them to take a few carefully timed photos.

She was nominated to lead the Social Democratic party on Sunday after her predecessor stepped down. The four other parties in her coalition are all led by women.

A watchdog agency delved into the origins of the booties and bibs in a free box of goodies that the government sends to new moms.

Some Russian commentators and politicians rejoiced after Monday's meeting between the two leaders, with one columnist even calling it "another small miracle."