Stories from Scandinavia, Poland and the Baltics
The Põhja-Kiviõli industrial park for defence companies in Estonia will include an EUR 300 million artillery ammunition plant by Turkish-run ARCA Baltics Operations. The announcement was made at the end of April. According to Estonian media, the plant is to […]
On Monday 27 April 2026, Poland signed an agreement with Hyundai Rotem to manufacture the South Korean K2 Black Panther tank in Gliwice, Poland. The plan calls for assembling the tanks in Poland, while the main production of the main […]
Bearing the name United Heat, the Polish border city of Zgorzelec and its German twin Görlitz are to build a new joint cross-border heating system entirely powered by sustainable energy sources. The cities (85,000 inhabitants together) announced their plans earlier […]
It is a weird contradiction: as a rich oil and gas nation, Norway could be out of essential fuels in 20 days. For whatever reason, the Norwegian government reduced the fuel readiness down from 90 days back in 2007, against […]
Greenland is taking the Canadian Rangers as an example of how the semi-autonomous Arctic island could increase its military activities, with civilians actively involved. Greenland’s Foreign Minister, Vivian Motzfeldt, confirmed recently that the Canadian Rangers model — basically civilians on […]
The Danish troops that were scrambled and were flown to Greenland in January were preparing to defend the island against invading US forces. Radio Denmark reported this last month, based on information of multiple sources. After US president Trump repeatedly […]
The Swedish Armed Forces have ordered a new anti-drone system consisting on various components and based on lessons learned by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in their defence against attacking Russian forces. The deal was announced by the Matériel Agency (FMV) […]
Poland is among the 11 countries in the world most vulnerable to ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Golf. This according to a new report by Allianz, one of the globe’s biggest insurance companies. Currently, 20% […]
The Norwegian government is putting EUR 10 billion extra into the country’s armed forces. The money is to go to six prioritised acquisitions, including reinforcement for the Norwegian navy. Although not clearly stated, the additional spending plan is based on […]
On 5 March 2026, the Finnish government announced it would like to abolish the ban on having nuclear weapons on its soil as a host nation. However, Helsinki is not planning to develop or have its own nukes. Unlike Poland, […]
The Danish Air Force is looking for about 100 new recruits of different ranks to form the human part of a new air force squadron. Eskadrille 729 will be based at Aalborg Airbase, but its tasks will span way into […]
Polish researchers have discovered a legendary mediaeval town of which — until now — its existence was more or less a fairytale. To add to the mystery, the settlement of Stolzenberg only lasted for a relatively short time and was […]
