Stories from Scandinavia, Poland and the Baltics
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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. […]
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 […]
“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 […]
A unanimous Norwegian parliament changed the country’s Constitution on 21 May 2024, to prevent that a “strongman” can take control of the Norwegian courts of justice. Poland under the former PiS government controlled by Jarosław Kaczyński, Viktor Orbán’s tight grip […]
