Stories from Scandinavia, Poland and the Baltics
40 years after the explosion of the Chernobyl nuclear plant in what was then the Soviet Union, parts of Sweden are still heavily contaminated with nuclear fall-out, a report by Swedish national broadcasting company SVT shows. Hunting for wild boars […]
A large number of Swedish-led, international police raids against digital recruitment and coordination of violent crimes led to 280 arrests at the end of April. Among the arrests about half a dozen children age 10 to 12. The numbers were […]
Swedish furniture and indoor design store chain Ikea will close down one of its big stores in Sweden, for the first time in 40 years. The company announced that Ikea Borlänge, in the southwest of the country, will no longer […]
The Põhja-Kiviõli industrial park for defence companies in Estonia will include an EUR 300 million artillery ammunition plant by Turkish-run ARCA Baltics Operations. The announcement was made at the end of April. According to Estonian media, the plant is to […]
On Monday 27 April 2026, Poland signed an agreement with Hyundai Rotem to manufacture the South Korean K2 Black Panther tank in Gliwice, Poland. The plan calls for assembling the tanks in Poland, while the main production of the main […]
Bearing the name United Heat, the Polish border city of Zgorzelec and its German twin Görlitz are to build a new joint cross-border heating system entirely powered by sustainable energy sources. The cities (85,000 inhabitants together) announced their plans earlier […]
It is a weird contradiction: as a rich oil and gas nation, Norway could be out of essential fuels in 20 days. For whatever reason, the Norwegian government reduced the fuel readiness down from 90 days back in 2007, against […]
Greenland is taking the Canadian Rangers as an example of how the semi-autonomous Arctic island could increase its military activities, with civilians actively involved. Greenland’s Foreign Minister, Vivian Motzfeldt, confirmed recently that the Canadian Rangers model — basically civilians on […]
The Danish troops that were scrambled and were flown to Greenland in January were preparing to defend the island against invading US forces. Radio Denmark reported this last month, based on information of multiple sources. After US president Trump repeatedly […]
The Swedish Armed Forces have ordered a new anti-drone system consisting on various components and based on lessons learned by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in their defence against attacking Russian forces. The deal was announced by the Matériel Agency (FMV) […]
Poland is among the 11 countries in the world most vulnerable to ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Golf. This according to a new report by Allianz, one of the globe’s biggest insurance companies. Currently, 20% […]
The Norwegian government is putting EUR 10 billion extra into the country’s armed forces. The money is to go to six prioritised acquisitions, including reinforcement for the Norwegian navy. Although not clearly stated, the additional spending plan is based on […]
