Kristiina Lehto

Europe Correspondent, The Continental Times

Kristiina covers europe for The Continental Times and has reported from more than a dozen countries.

Estonia’s Top Court Upholds Law Forcing Churches to Sever Ties With Moscow

The ruling gives the country’s largest Orthodox body until spring to rewrite its statutes or face dissolution, a step the church calls an attack on faith and the government calls national security.

Oct. 11, 2026 5 MIN READ

The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral on Toompea hill in Tallinn, the most visible Orthodox church in the Estonian capital.

After a Decade of Failed Attempts, Finland Passes a New Law on Who Counts as Sami

The act, which narrows the criteria for voting in the Sami Parliament, answers years of criticism from U.N. bodies but leaves some families in the north feeling erased.

Oct. 10, 2026 6 MIN READ

Lake Inari in Finnish Lapland, near the seat of the Sami Parliament, in early October.