Stories from Scandinavia, Poland and the Baltics
In line with the pressing advice of the Swedish armed forces, the Swedish government blocks 13 of 14 planned offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea. According to the defence ministry, wind turbines will block the country’s ability to detect […]
On 5 November 2024, a court in Malmö, Sweden, has sentenced the Danish politician Rasmus Paludan to four months in jail, for incitement against an ethnic group in Sweden in 2022. The Danish provocateur burned a Quran and made statements […]
If war breaks out between NATO and, let’s say, Russia, vast areas of Sweden will likely be left without a proper defence. This forecast has breathed new life into the commissioning of a territorial army of Swedes too old to […]
It is called Northern Lights, and it is Europe’s promise to reduce CO2 emissions by storing it under the sea of the coast of Norway. On 26 September, Northern Lights was officially opened, despite the sub-sea storage facility is not […]
Another violent week in Stockholm. With multiple shootings, including one aimed at the Israeli embassy which is likely linked to the throwing of grenades to the diplomatic post of Israel in Copenhagen, also this week. On 2 October, three shootings […]
An armed forces platoon of 40 troops, all-women apart from two. A unique situation in Sweden, where the newest conscript training group of the helicopter unit is almost entirely female. The recruits were selected based on their qualities, according to […]
Lithuania is beefing up its air defences. On 4 October it announced buying an additional NASAMS system, made by Kongsberg of Norway, to improve its short- to medium-range ground-based anti-air protection. The deal comes on top of other purchases with […]
With the acquisition of Schenker logistics company of Germany, Danish DSV is now one of the largest road cargo transport companies in the world. DSV purchased Schenker from Deutsche Bahn for EUR 14.3 million on 13 September. Together, DSV and […]
The ice sheet of Greenland lost about 80 gigatons of ice from Summer 2023 to Summer 2024, scientists of the National Geological Research of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) announced in a press release on 9 September. The melting of the […]
An Iranian-designed Russian bomb drone of the Shahed type violated Latvian aerospace on 7 September and crashed in the NATO member state, Latvian officials said during a press conference on Monday 9 September. During the press conference, Colonel Viesturs Masulis […]
LAST UPDATE JANUARY 2025 (original publication 10 September 2024) | Northvolt, the Swedish battery manufacturer, is downsizing considerably. Seen as a promise for the future of electric mobility when it was founded in 2015, its CEO has now told staff […]
The first five pilots fully certified to fly electric aeroplanes have graduated at the Green Flight Academy in Skellefteå, Sweden, earlier this month. The quintet is the first class ever to leave a Scandinavian aviation school trained in fossil-free aviation. […]
