Gordon F. Sander is a Nordic and Baltic correspondent for the Monitor. He has been writing about the Nordic and Baltic regions since 1990.
In addition to the Monitor he has written for a wide range of publications, including The New York Times, The Times of London, the International Herald Tribune, and both the American and European editions of Politico. He also is the author of several books about Finland and its neighbors, most notably "The Hundred Day Winter War," about the 1939-40 Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union. Gordon has also lectured on Baltic history and the evolving Baltic security picture at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., and the Royal Institute for International Affairs (Chatham House) in London.
In October 2017 the president of Finland made Gordon a knight of the Order of the Lion, Finland's highest civilian award for foreigners, in return for his services to Finland and international journalism.
Gordon is currently based in Riga, Latvia, where he has become a great fan of Latvian pancakes.
Stories by Gordon F. Sander
- In shadow of Ukraine war, Latvia turns wary eye on local Russians
- Why Finns, once NATO skeptics, are ready to embrace alliance
- Can expats be lured back? Why these Latvians are coming home.
- Extortion of therapy patients in Finland shakes culture of privacy
- A ferry sank, killing hundreds. Now, a film stirs decades-old Baltic mystery.
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