Sweden troubled by grenades
Instead of a book, a grenade next to your bed. Or in the backpack when travelling by bus. Sweden is troubled by grenades. A recent incident with a grenade thrown into an ordinary shop, has put the light on teenagers […]
Estonia buys French howitzers and anti-air missiles
On 19 June, Estonia signed the contract with KNDS of France for the delivery of 12 Caesar self-propelled howitzers on a 6×6-wheeled vehicle. The first half is expected to arrive this year, with the remaining batch in 2025. The Caesar […]
New mines allowed in Swedish Kallak and Jokkmokk, despite strong opposition of the Sami
The Swedish government may exploit grounds near Jokkmokk and Kallak in the north of Sweden for extracting raw materials. The highest Swedish economic court has given the green light on 25 June 2024. The local Sami economic cooperation – made […]
BMW pulls out of Swedish battery factory
German carmaker BMW has pulled itself out of the cooperation with the Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt in Skellefteå. With an earlier commitment of 2 billion euros, Northvolt looses its biggest customer so far. The news was first made public by […]
Latvia soon to get its own Patria armoured personnel carrier
The Valmiera plant in Latvia needs another few weeks to have its first locally build Patria 6×6 armoured personnel carrier rolling out of the plant. It is the result of about 1,000 work hours by 5 employees, Latvian television (LSM) […]
Brand-new tanks and own ammo plant for new permanent German military force Lithuania
The Germany army brigade of about 5,000 troops settling as a permanent force in Lithuania will be equipped with brand-new Leopard 2 battle tanks. Moreover, Rheinmetall is likely to soon start construction of its own ammunitions plant in the Baltic […]
Swedes taken by Iran, exchanged for an Iranian convict
After about 2 years in an Iranian prison, which he visited as a tourist, Swedish EU diplomat Johan Floderus is back home. Together with the Swedish citizen Saeed Azizi, Floderus was exchanged for the Iranian man Hamid Nouri. Nouri was […]
Sweden orders new combat vehicles, for itself and for Ukraine
Sweden has ordered a secret number of BAE Hägglunds CV90 combat armoured vehicles, partly to replace the 51 that were – together with Denmark – donated to Ukraine and partly to send brand new ones to the Ukrainian armed forces. […]
Relaxed Finnish approach to “Russia changing sea borders Baltics”
Finland has reacted rather relaxed on what appears to be news drawn out of proportions that Russia is planning to change the sea border in the Baltic Sea. While e.g. Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius immediately tweeted with calling the news […]
Polish PM: “Russian intelligence services behind fire that burned down Warsaw shopping centre”
“There are signs that Russian intelligence services are behind the fire in the Spłonęło shopping centre, although our investigation is still ongoing,” said Polish Prime Minster Donald Tusk at a press conference on 21 May 2024. The shopping centre was […]