Stories from Scandinavia, Poland and the Baltics
Once opened in 2026, it will be the biggest solar farm of the Baltics. In the third week of November, Sunly and the Metsagrupp jointly started construction of this 244-megawatt-farm, consisting of almost 350,000 solar panels. It is located near […]
Estonian-based airline Nordica ceases to exist after the planned privatisation failed. On Monday 18 November, the intended investor Lars Thuesen withdrew, after which the management board was forced to file for bankruptcy, according to a company’s press release of 20 […]
Lithuania is beefing up its air defences. On 4 October it announced buying an additional NASAMS system, made by Kongsberg of Norway, to improve its short- to medium-range ground-based anti-air protection. The deal comes on top of other purchases with […]
An Iranian-designed Russian bomb drone of the Shahed type violated Latvian aerospace on 7 September and crashed in the NATO member state, Latvian officials said during a press conference on Monday 9 September. During the press conference, Colonel Viesturs Masulis […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
Latvia’s Finance Minister Evika Siliņa buys her country into national airline AirBaltic for EUR 136 million. The parliament of the country agreed to this on 2 May. ALthough Siliņa denies it is a bail-out. AirBaltic is growing and plans to […]
The first ever German military force to have a permanent base abroad since World War 2 arrived in Lithuania on 8 April 2024. Twenty-one troops from 16 different military units of Germany arrived as the command spearhead of the 45th […]