Stories from Scandinavia, Poland and the Baltics
In about one month, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania cut themselves off from the Russian power grid, called BRELL. On February 8, the Baltic electricity operators will leave the Russian power supply, and join the European on the 9th, a year […]
The train companies of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have made it easier to travel to the capitals of the three Baltic states by train. Launch on 6 January, it is now possible to make the entire stretch in 10 hours, […]
On Friday, 3 January 2025, the Finnish authorities confirmed they continue having the crude oil tanker Eagle S and its crew impounded in Finnish territorial waters. The vessel, reportedly part of the “Russian shadow fleet”, and those onboard are suspected […]
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 […]
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 […]
A massive data breach in the IT systems of pharmacy and hospital products has led to that half the Estonian population got their data stolen. It concerns personal ID codes, what they’ve bought and their contact details. The data breach […]
Four months after the natural gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia was severely damaged, the discussion has flared on if it was really an accident, or sabotage anyway, has flared up again. Estonian national radio ERR is investigating. Featured image: […]
Estonia is beefing up its artillery capacity, now that the Estonian Center for Defense Investments (RKIK) reported on Sunday it had received the next 6 South Korean-made K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers. Go Craft, an Estonian company, has been contracted to […]
While Poland has accepted more than 2.4 million refugees from Ukraine by the end of March, the country seems also to have its logistics in dealing with the humanitarian crisis in order. True, still taking the brunt of sheltering, schooling […]