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Poland arrests 65 suspect of sabotage actions, terrorism or acting on Russia’s behalf

21 October 202521 October 2025 by Marcel Burger

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 […]

#Iceland#Top Stories

Iceland is no longer mosquito-free

21 October 202521 October 2025 by Marcel Burger

Long marketed as a mosquito-free country to tourists, Iceland has stepped into the “modern age”. The Icelandic Institute of Natural History has confirmed on 20 October that three mosquitos were found in the past couple days. And, experts argue, if […]

#Baltics#Lithuania#Top Stories

Lithuania to reintroduce swamp lands to stop advancing Russian forces

18 October 202521 October 2025 by Marcel Burger

As part of the beefing up of its country’s defences, the Lithuanian government has announced it will invest EUR 10 million into restoration of swamp lands to hinder a possible (Russian) invasion into its country. “We will identify where restoration […]

#Denmark#Finland#Nordics#Norway#Sweden#Top Stories

Sweden rich, Norway very poor in gold reserves

18 October 202518 October 2025 by Marcel Burger

From all Scandinavian countries, Sweden is the richest when it comes to gold reserves. But while many countries have started to buy more gold in these unstable days, Norway’s reserves are zero—and the richest Scandinavian country does not want to […]

#Poland#Top Stories

Polish minority language rights of Wymysorys denied by president

18 October 202518 October 2025 by Marcel Burger

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 […]

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Sweden: “Russia behind anti-Koran image”

26 July 20236 September 2023

Actors supported by Russia are actively involved in black painting Sweden as an anti-Muslim country. Swedish Minister for Civil Defence, Carl Oskar Bohlin, said this during a press conference in Stockholm on 26 July 2023. “We see how Russian-backed actors […]

Gyrihaugen radar plan (Computer rendering by Forsvarsbygg)
#Nordics#Norway

Norway beefs up its air defence radars, but it is not as easy as it seems

25 July 20236 September 2023

The Norwegian military is renewing its air defence radar network. Eight new radar installations will be place across the country. But, it is not as easy as it seems. The first new radar planned, north of Oslo, will interfere with […]

Swedish Armed Forces Hkp 14 (NH-90) tactical transport helicopter during an air assault demonstration at the 2012 Swedish Military Airshow (Försvarsmaktens Huvudflygdag) at F3 Malmslätt, Linköping. Aircraft wearing number 43.
#Nordics#Sweden

After Norway, Sweden wants to ditch “bad” NH90 too

30 May 202326 July 2023

What is the worst European military helicopter program ever in delays, cost overruns, underperforming machines and crazy operating costs and maintenance, the NH90, gets another blow. After Norway announced it would kill the NH90 in its service, Sweden wants to […]

Volvo S60 (Photo by PXHere)
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Espionage in Sweden: Volvo autonomous driving codes given to Russia

6 May 202326 July 2023

Kristian D, who was sentenced in 2021 in Sweden for spying on Scania and Volvo Cars, gave the codes of Volvo’s autonomous driving on a USB stick to Russian “diplomat”. The discovery made by investigative journalists of the Scandinavian national […]

HMS Artemis (Press photo by Saab)
#Nordics#Sweden

First new Swedish navy ship in a decade is a spy

6 May 202326 July 2023

The Swedish Armed Forces have taken delivery of their first naval vessel in more than a decade. HMS Artemis is the new signal intelligence vessel, a spy ship, which once tested will replace the aging HMS Orion in 2024. The […]

Flirtnex (Press photo by Stadler)
#Nordics#Norway

New long-distance trains Norway could have their own Viking ship

5 May 202326 July 2023

The 17 new long distance, night trains that Norwegian railway company Norske Tog is buying from the Swiss firm Stadler will have their own Viking ship for kids on board. The “ship” is shown on released press material. From 2027 […]

#Denmark#Greenland

Greenland “joins” NATO, almost 74 years after military alliance was founded

24 March 20238 February 2025

As a clear sign of the new geopolitical situation in the Arctics, Greenland has officially “joined” NATO with its own diplomat, as part of the permanent Danish political delegation to the military alliance in Brussels. Naalakkersuisut, which is the government […]

#Nordics#Norway

Norway to take hold of power guzzling data centres, after TikTok deal

24 March 20236 May 2023

Norway’s Oil and Energy Department is about to take a stronger stand on the power guzzling data centres, after the latest deal to put a new one for the Chinese social media platform TikTok in Hamar got a lot of […]

The 26 September 2022 Nord Stream gas leak photographed by a Danish F-16 fighter jet based on Bornholm (Photo: Danish Defence Command)
#Denmark#Nordics

New find at the Nord Stream pipeline “probably harmless”

24 March 20236 May 2023

The recent find of an object of about 40 centimetres high and a diameter of 10 centimetres near the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is no reason for concern, Danish defence experts say in Danish media. On 24 March 2023 the […]

Finnish Leopard 2 battle tank during the recent NATO Exercise Cold Response 22 in Norway (Photo by Torbjørn Kjosvold/Forsvaret)
#Finland#Nordics

Finland afraid for its own safety, rather keeps its Leopard tanks than ship them to Ukraine

12 February 202314 January 2024

UPDATED 14 FEBRUARY 2023 – Finland, the Scandinavian country with a 1,340 km (830 mi) long border with Russia, has agreed to help the Ukraine armed forces with its tank force. But according to Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin this […]

Schools in Sweden sometimes train on being ready for conflict. Teachers are expected to stay on the job if war comes (Press photo by Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency/MSB)
#Nordics#Sweden

For if Sweden is attacked: fast increase of civilian “war appointees”

12 February 20236 May 2023

Sweden is quickly raising the number of so-called “war appointed” civilians in its society. Should the Scandinavian country be attacked by a foreign power, more than 404,000 Swedes already know where to report for the “Total Defence” of the country. […]

Ringhals nuclear power site, Sweden (Press photo Vattenfall)
#Nordics#Sweden

Sweden struggles to get its nuclear power up

12 February 20236 May 2023

Winter is still going strong in Sweden. For its electricity the country relies heavily on hydro and nuclear power, and will even do more so in the future. But Sweden struggles with keeping everything up and running. Featured image: The […]

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