Stories from Scandinavia, Poland and the Baltics
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 […]
Almost a month ago, the Yi Peng 3 was halted by the Danish navy. The ship was the main suspect for either an accident or purposely aimed sabotage of two vital communication cables underneath the Baltic Sea. Weeks later, the […]
In an act of emergency, the Swedish armed forces quickly closed a deal with US weapons manufacturer Colt for the delivery of 15,000 Colt M4A1 machine guns. The current personal weapons of the Swedish troops are reportedly in such a […]
The export of aluminium goods from Finland to Russia has doubled in a year time, according to the Finnish Customs. From 2023 to autumn 2024, the value has increased from EUR 11.3 million to EUR 22.3 million. Finnish national broadcasting […]
In light of growing tensions in the Arctic, Finland struck a deal with the United States and Canada to jointly develop and build new icebreakers to protect the countries’ and NATO interests in the North Pole area. “As the first […]
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 […]
The first ever deployment of a Finnish military unit as full part of NATO is a fact. On Tuesday 2 April, the mine encounter vessel MHC Vahterpää (42) sailed from its base in Turku (Pansio) to join the Standing NATO […]
The unions in Finland started a two-week labour strike in many of the country’s critical economic sectors against loss of labour rights in law propositions by the government. The export companies are hardest hit, but according to Finnish media, fuel […]
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: […]
Swedish authorities blame Russia for the biggest GPS sabotage in the Baltic Sea, ever recorded. On 18 December last year, the first civilian plane reported total loss of satellite navigation. Soon large parts of Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, […]