Stories from Scandinavia, Poland and the Baltics
The defence alliance NATO has launched Operation Arctic Sentry on 11 February. Officially meant to “leverage NATO’s strength to protect the alliance’s territory in the Arctic and High North”, it is meant not only to discourage Russia and China of […]
On 6 February, the largest thermal storage facility in the Baltics was opened. The Estonian heating provider Utilitas commissioned the 1100-MWh-Väo storage — a kind of big thermos – in the Estonian capital of Tallinn. The Väo site is the […]
Estonian’s special operations police unit K-commando with support of the Estonian Navy have entered the 188-metre-long (617-feet-long) container ship Baltic Spirit on Tuesday 3 February, and ordered it to Muuga Harbour in Estonia. The vessel and its crew are suspected […]
On Tuesday, 3 February, the Polish Military Counterintelligence Service (SKW) has arrested a reportedly 60-year-old defence official on charges of spying for Russia and Belarus. According to Polish media sources, the man has been working in various positions within the […]
As a reaction to Trump’s frequent political threats to take Greenland, several NATO countries sent a reconnaissance mission to the semi-autonomous Arctic island part of the Kingdom of Denmark. 15 soldiers from France, 13 from Germany, two from the Netherlands […]
It has been more than a century, but now the Baltic state of Estonia has its first explosives plant as an independent state again. Located at Ämari Air Base, which also houses NATO air defence jets, the company Nitrotol will […]
After years of no progress under the former right-wing PiS government, offshore wind power is now underway in Poland. Three new projects were auctioned off by the government in December, aiming at adding 3.4 gigawatts of electricity generation in the […]
Just before the end of 2025, Lithuania has signed a deal to purchase an undisclosed number of RBS-70 short-range air defence missile systems from Swedish SAAB. Moreover, it buys Carl-Gustaf M4 reusable and AT4 single-use anti-armour missile systems from the […]
The Finnish law enforcement is continuing its investigation into the suspected sabotage activities of telecommunication cables of the crew and vessel Fitburg, believed to be part of the Russian shadow fleet that tries to get goods in and out of […]
Poland is beefing up its defence capacity with locally produced precision-guided missiles for the 288 K239 Chunmoo mobile artillery missile systems it ordered from South Korea in 2022. The launchers, dubbed Homar-K in Polish service, are to be loaded with […]
One day before the end of 2025, Latvia has completed its 280-kilometre (174-miles) long border fence with Russia. The completion confirmed by the Latvian Interior Ministry was made public by the national broadcasting company LSM and Latgale Regional Television. The […]
As announced earlier, the Danish mail services PostNord are cancelling letter mail deliveries as of 1 January 2026. That means the about 1,200 typical red mail boxes will be taken off the streets as well. PostNord Denmark has announced it […]
