Stories from Scandinavia, Poland and the Baltics
10,000 Polish soldiers are to be deployed on their home turf in an attempt to prevent critical infrastructure to be hit by sabotage. The government decision comes after Prime Minister Tusk indirectly accused Russia for the latest sabotage: the blow […]
In the biggest train deal of the country ever, Polish state railways PKP has committed itself to buy 42 double-deck trains from French manufacturer Alstom, who has production facilityies in Chorzów and Nadarzyn, Poland. As PKP Intercity trains, the 42 […]
The police law enforcement forces have arrested another eight suspects of planned sabotage actions in several places in the country. Authorities do not exclude the possibility of more arrests, according to a statement released on 21 October 2025. Polish Prime […]
A unique fading language spoken by tens of people in a Polish village has been denied official minority status by the country’s president. Despite full backing of both chambers of parliament, right-wing head of state Karol Nawrocki vetoed the proposal […]
On 2 October, Poland signed a first agreement to connect the Central European country to NATO’s fuel pipeline system that is meant for military purposes. It will still need a couple of years and likely construction of new pipelines before […]
Sweden buys an undisclosed number of Piorun shoulder-launched portable air-defence missile systems from Poland, both countries and Polish weapons manufacturer Mesko confirmed on 12 September. The deal, worth about EUR 274 million, was signed at the DSEI international defence trade […]
UPDATED 21 SEPTEMBER 2025 (paragraph Russian Gerbera drone, paragraph Support aircraft from NATO and Poland and new final paragraph) | A total of 21 Russian drones flew into Polish aerospace on Wednesday 10 September, triggering an unprecedented response by Polish […]
Poland cheers the find of oil off its coast in the Baltic Sea by Canadian CEPetro. Announced last week, it will help the Eastern European nation of almost 40 million inhabitants to become less energy dependent, many in the country […]
The border controls reinstated by the centre-left Polish government, who fell for the pressure of ultraright groups, has led to loads of annoyed motorists at the Polish borders. For example, on Friday, traffic jams up to 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) […]
The Polish ambassador was already not at his embassy in Budapest, Hungary, since December, but now the Polish government has officially reduced the status of the diplomatic relations with the Hungarian regime. The Polish ambassador as a function has been […]
Russia is upgrading its nuclear bases near Scandinavia and Poland, media in a.o. Sweden report. According to a recent story by Swedish national broadcasting company SVT and Polish media, it concerns at least four different locations. The bases of Asipovitjy […]
A painting of people made in 1908 by Polish painter Jacek Malczewski has become Poland’s most expensive work of art. It was auctioned in Poland in mid-June for EUR 5.2 million. “Rzeczywistość” (Reality in English) is an oil painting on […]