Stories from Scandinavia, Poland and the Baltics
Behold of the church of Rautjärvi, Finland, as it was. Because during the Christmas 2022 mass it burned down. The arsonist behind it even tied the exit doors, but judging the police reports we now know why the 40 people […]
The third biggest CO2 polluter of Norway, the gas-powered electricity plant on Melkøya island in Hammerfest, will be demolished. Owner Equinor says the floating LNG factory planned here will be entirely run on electricity from the grid instead. Image: The […]
Accusations that former Polish-born pope John Paul II did little against child abuse inside the Catholic church are not new. But a Dutch journalist says he knew it even for a very long time when John Paul was still archbishop […]
UPDATED 3 DECEMBER 2022 | Sweden seems to be under the spell of espionage. In the same month as many juicy details of probably the biggest contra-espionage failure in recent Swedish history came out, the Swedish security police arrested another […]
In its biggest exercise of the year the Finnish navy kicks off Freezing Winds ’22 on 22 November, with an for this training unusual high number of NATO participants. It is the first time since Finland applied for NATO member […]
Two brothers with Iranian roots have been arrested in Sweden for what looks like a giant espionage scandal that hits the country’s basic intelligence services at its core. The oldest brother was a senior leader within the most secret part […]
In Finland the voting rights for the Sámi people’s representation (Sameting / Saamelaiskäräjät) have let to a political fight within the Finnish government. Prime Minister Sanna Marin wishes to bring a new, reformed Sámi law in parliament, but her Finance […]
It is said to be the world’s first big, commercial carbon capture storage deal, and Norway is where it happens. Off the coast of Bergen, in the seabed of the North Sea, CO2 will be stored to help combat the […]
Sweden is not prepared to last during a war. To protect the civilian population and to make the country resilient in case of conflict almost EUR 3 billion a year is necessary for the biggest needs, according to the civilian […]
Sweden will have a new government. On Friday 14 October the speaker of the house nominated conservative leader Ulf Kristersson of the Moderaterna as new prime minister. He will form a government with the Liberals and the Christian party (Kristdemokraterna). […]
It is too early to tell who is responsible for the “deliberate sabotage” of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in the Baltic Sea, four Swedish ministers jointly declared during a press conference in the afternoon of Wednesday 5 […]
In six years Sweden will have its own electric passenger aircraft, made by up to 500 workers in Gothenburg. Fairytale? Legacy Swedish aircraft maker SAAB and Air Canada have already signed up as minority shareholders, and Air Canada is buying […]
