The Nordic countries Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland reached an agreement to in the future operate a joint fleet of military transport planes, The Copenhagen Post reported Nov. 8.

Finland's economy contracted 1.1 percent from the first to the second quarter of 2012, Bloomberg reported Nov. 8.

Finland and Sweden are ready to help Iceland with air surveillance, Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen said Oct. 30, Reuters reported.

Unemployment in Finland increased in August, according to Statistics Finland, Helsingin Sanomat International Edition reported Sept. 26.

Jordan's National Electric Power Co. signed a 25-year agreement with a group led by Korea Electric Power Corp. for the sale of electricity from a plant being built in Jordan's capital Amman, Bloomberg reported Sept. 26.

Finnish Minister of European Affairs Alexander Stubb said he is skeptical about the need for changes to EU treaties and that he disagrees with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso's assertion that Europe cannot move forward under existing treaties, Reuters reported Sept. 18.

The construction of a liquefied natural gas terminal capable of securing the supply in Baltic countries and Finland would cost one-third less in Tallinn than in any other location, Denmark's Ramboll Oil & Gas AS determined after a feasibility study, Baltic Business News reported Sept. 9.