Stories from Scandinavia, Poland and the Baltics
In a country where the men dominated conservatie parties in parliament have limited the rights of abortion substantially, advocates for women’s rights have launched a new initiative. On 29 September 2026, the first ever “abortomat” — an abortion pill “ATM” […]
Norwegian whale hunters killed 418 minke whales this year, according to government data. This makes the Scandinavian country world leader, ahead of Japan, Iceland and the Faeroe Islands. Norway allows whale hunting for meat, which is then massively exported. Norway […]
Norway and Canada will intensify their military cooperation in the Arctics, the two countries announced during a press meeting in Ottawa on 21 September. Although further details have not been given. The move comes after Norway, Germany and Canada chose […]
Alex Karp, the tech billionaire behind the AI company Palantir has bought about 15,000 hectares of land in the Storsjö Kapell area of the municipality of Berg in the northern Swedish region of Jämtland. Regional newspaper Tidningen Härjedalen reported this […]
The first 5th generation combat jets of the Finnish Air Force landed in Finland on 18 September 2026. Two Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning IIs touched down on Rovaniemi Air Base in the far north, where they were flown to by US […]
A Russian drone hit the popular Kyiv (Ukraine) – Warsaw (Poland) train only two kilometres (1.24 miles) from the Polish border in the morning of 13 September 2026. A truck heading for Poland only 800 metres (half a mile) from […]
According to news agency Reuters on 10 September 2026, the Russian military tested how to sabotage underwater cables near Svalbard with new equipment. The attempt was stopped by NATO forces, including those of Norway and the United Kingdom. Reuters sources […]
Norway has become the 15th nation to launch a rocket into space. Last night, on 5 September 2026, the first successful lift-off took place from Andøya Spaceport, an island within the Arctic Circle high up north in Norway. The launch […]
On behalf of a Norwegian court of justice, the Russian vessel Professor Molchanov has been seized by authorities on Svalbard and has to remain in the harbour of Barentsburg on Svalbard. It marks a small success for the Ukrainian state-owned […]
A Russian cruise missile hit a Polish farm field 100 kilometres (62 miles) inland on Thursday 30 July. On Friday, Polish authorities confirmed that it was a Kh-101, also known within NATO as the AS-23 Kodiak. These are cruise missiles […]
The Swedish Coast Guard used to sail the seas around the country without much of weaponry. But times are changing. The vessels are being armed, with KBV 002 Triton the first that is sporting machine gun post for its protection. […]
The first ever wind farm at sea of Poland has delivered its first renewable electricity to the national power grid on 10 July. Called ‘first power’ in the energy business, the electrons of the Baltic Power wind farm reached land […]
