Stories from Scandinavia, Poland and the Baltics
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 […]
Denmark and Sweden jointly buy a total of 165 BAe/Hägglunds CV90 armoured combat fighting vehicles. For Denmark, it is one of its biggest weapons purchases. For Sweden, it is a replacement order for vehicles delivered to the Ukrainian armed forces. […]
As its final act, the exiting government of Iceland has given the green light for another five years of commercial whale hunt, until 2029. Only two other countries allow this kind of whale hunt: Norway and Japan. The Icelandic government […]
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 […]
For the first time ever, Greenland’s capital of Nuuk is reachable by normal long-distance passenger flights since 28 November 2024. On this day, the renewed longer runway was opened, making take-offs and landings possible with aircraft types like the Boeing […]
The legendary Norwegian coastal cruise line Hurtigruten is saved. In a press release of 28 November the company announced it was bought by existing investors and got a capital injection of EUR 110 million. “Hurtigruten will continue as a standalone […]
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 […]
The Polish liberal government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk wants to abandon the human right to seek asylum. The decision, announced at a party congress in October, is officially meant as a temporarily legal rule that is already very much […]
In line with the pressing advice of the Swedish armed forces, the Swedish government blocks 13 of 14 planned offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea. According to the defence ministry, wind turbines will block the country’s ability to detect […]
On 5 November 2024, a court in Malmö, Sweden, has sentenced the Danish politician Rasmus Paludan to four months in jail, for incitement against an ethnic group in Sweden in 2022. The Danish provocateur burned a Quran and made statements […]
If war breaks out between NATO and, let’s say, Russia, vast areas of Sweden will likely be left without a proper defence. This forecast has breathed new life into the commissioning of a territorial army of Swedes too old to […]
