Stories from Scandinavia, Poland and the Baltics
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 […]
Rygge Air Base just south of Oslo is getting ready to be a forward operating base for US F-35 Lightning II stealthy combat jets. Despite US statements of some troop withdrawals from Europe, the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) at […]
On 18 June 2026, the Swedish Armed Forces announced to quickly introduce a new live-feed and AI incorporating battlefield information system modelled after Ukraine’s Delta system. Before the end of 2026, the first elements should be in place. The Swedish […]
The new Finnmark Brigade of the Norwegian Armed Forces should defend Norway against a possible Russian invasion from the very first metre of the border. However, despite plans the unit is understaffed and has to make its stand with some […]
Swedish Saab AB presented its newest two-seat frontline fighter jet on 2 June 2026: the Gripen F. The fully operational trainer/combat aircraft is initially meant for the Brazilian Air Force, to support the Gripen E single-seat fighters it ordered. Two-seat […]
The first three new Polish F-35 combat jets are home. On 22 May 2026, they landed at Łask near the city of Łódź, west of the capital of Warsaw. With the arrival the Polish Air Force can slowly start its […]
According to Dutch news agency ANP, the Netherlands and Germany are willing to deploy a combined unit to form the backbone of NATO’s new military headquarters for the Baltic states in Estonia. The plans have not been officially confirmed yet […]
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 […]
