Thousands of troops are taking part in military drills in northern Finland, close to the alliance's border with Russia.
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Finland and Poland have accused Russia of provocations in the airspace by NATO's eastern border.
Finland is "closely monitoring and assessing Russia's activities and intentions."
Finland, which shares hundreds of miles of border with Russia, joined NATO two years ago, swiftly followed by neighboring Sweden.
Nick Olesen scored with 49 seconds left and Denmark stunned Canada 2-1 at the ice hockey world championship Thursday to advance to the semifinals.
Finland is well-represented in these NHL playoffs with 13 players on the rosters of the four teams in the conference finals.
Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer has jokingly referred to himself as being Finnish during these NHL playoffs. After all, he has five of the 13 players from Finland who are on the rosters of the four teams still chasing the Stanley Cup.
Conor Garland's two power-play goals helped the United States beat Finland 5-2 to reach the semifinals of the ice hockey world championship.
Conor Garland's two power-play goals helped the United States beat Finland 5-2 to reach the semifinals of the ice hockey world championship.
Winger Conor Garland scored twice as the United States came from a goal down to ease past Finland 5-2 on Thursday in Stockholm, booking their spot in Saturday's semifinals at the men's world hockey championship.