Stories from Scandinavia, Poland and the Baltics
The number of people killed by gun fire in Sweden has remarkably declined in 2024, according to the statistics of the Council of Crime Prevention (Brottfsförbyggande rådet, Brå) of Sweden, and Swedish broadcasting company SVT. In 2022 62 people were […]
In about one month, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania cut themselves off from the Russian power grid, called BRELL. On February 8, the Baltic electricity operators will leave the Russian power supply, and join the European on the 9th, a year […]
The train companies of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have made it easier to travel to the capitals of the three Baltic states by train. Launch on 6 January, it is now possible to make the entire stretch in 10 hours, […]
UPDATE 3 MARCH 2025 | On Friday, 3 January 2025, the Finnish authorities confirmed they continue having the crude oil tanker Eagle S and its crew impounded in Finnish territorial waters. The vessel, reportedly part of the “Russian shadow fleet”, […]
Lithuania has struck an agreement with German-based defence corporation KNDS to buy 44 new Leopard 2A8 tanks of the latest standard. The tanks are to be delivered by 2030, according to the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence. However, the time frame […]
Almost a month ago, the Yi Peng 3 was halted by the Danish navy. The ship was the main suspect for either an accident or purposely aimed sabotage of two vital communication cables underneath the Baltic Sea. Weeks later, the […]
Poland’s state oil and gas company Orlen has halted the construction of a billion dollar petrochemical refinery near Płock, blaming skyrocketing costs as the reason. The project called Olefin III was launched with a lot of noise by the previous […]
The 18th and final version of the Swedish NH90 military helicopter has been delivered to the armed forces of the Scandinavian country. During a ceremony at Airbus Helicopters in Marignane, France, the naval version of the Helikopter 14 (HKP 14) […]
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 […]
