Decoding Finland's Complicated Relationship with Russia | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G

At the centre of Helsinki, a Russian Tsar looks over Finland’s capital. It may seem like a quirky tourist moment but it tells a story of empires, resistance, war, and survival. Finland wasn’t always the independent Nordic nation we know today. It was once a Grand Duchy under Russia — shaped by imperial architecture, Orthodox cathedrals, and Tsarist rule. Then came revolutions, Stalin’s paranoia, the brutal Winter War, and decades of careful neutrality. Today, things have changed once again — and Finland stands firmly in NATO, right on Russia’s doorstep. Palki Sharma tells you why in an exclusive ground report from Helsinki.

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