Stories from Scandinavia, Poland and Beyond
Finnish media quote “reliable government sources” the Scandinavian country and neighbour of Russia starts its preparing membership request for the NATO military alliance coming week. Featured image: A Finnish Leopard 2 battle tank during the recent NATO Exercise Cold Response […]
Finland’s national railways VR has been playing yo-yo with its cargo transport to Russia. It took an intervention from the country’s Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering to stop it. VR suspended all goods transport to Russia 28 March, […]
Denmark is ready to send a combat battalion of 800 troops to reinforce Latvia, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said while visiting the Danish continent of 200 troops in Tapa in neighbouring Estonia on 31 March. Featured photo: One of […]
While Poland has accepted more than 2.4 million refugees from Ukraine by the end of March, the country seems also to have its logistics in dealing with the humanitarian crisis in order. True, still taking the brunt of sheltering, schooling […]
Renowned Swedish companies such as Sandvik, SKF, Seco Tools, Atlas Copco and the less known Water Jet Sweden have in the course of many years delivered machines or parts to the Russian nuclear weapons program, through their Russian daughter companies […]
Poland seems to have started a new course. Firstly, the government and opposition are since 29 March aligned on banning Russian coal – despite no EU-backing and Poland’s substantial need for coal. Secondly, the government seems to blow new life […]
The city of Oslo must be happy. It managed to bail out Finnish energy giant Fortum of its 50 percent share in the Klemetsrud Energy Recovery Plant, with some outside help. The other half is owned by the municipality. Klemetsrud […]
The Royal Norwegian Navy will have to sail more often, to increase its deterrence role against Russia. This is part of the new government plans to give the armed forces of NATOs northeastern flank EUR 362 million extra this year. […]
Danish gas consumption can be entirely green by 2027, and completely independent of Russia. The sector organisation Biogas Danmark says the Scandinavian country has plenty of resources to make it happen. “Danish biogas can phase out fossil gas consumption in […]
Finland’s first new nuclear reactor in 40 years, and Western Europe’s first new in 15 years, has been delivering electricity seemingly without a problem for 3 days now. It marks the Scandinavian nation’s drive towards non-fossil independency for its energy. […]
