Stories from Scandinavia, Poland and Beyond
After Finland closed multiple of its border crossings with Russia on the night from Friday to Saturday 18 November , the Finnish Border Guards supreme commander, Mika Rytkönen, says the situation is back under control. The Finnish government took the […]
SWEDEN, 2 NOV 2023: Sweden buys a newer version of the US-made AIM-120 AMRAAM medium-distance air-to-air missile. Designated Robot 99 Amraam in Swedish service, they will expand the combat capabilities of the indigenous SAAB JAS 39 multi-role fighter of the […]
Finland has started to build a border fence with Russia, to support its border guards. The fence will cover the southernmost 200 kilometres of the 1,000 kilometre long separation line of the two countries. Cameras are installed every 50 metres. […]
LITHUANIA, 27 OCT 2023: The Lithuanian Interior Ministry will be testing closing of all its borders with Belarus. Right now, two of the six border crossings are closed, as Lithuania is trying to limit the influx from Putin-friend Belarus. The […]
Finland is proceeding buying advanced weaponry from Israel, despite the Israeli bombardments of Gaza that left hundreds to thousands Palestinian civilians dead. A call to end a weapons deal, has been put aside by the Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen. […]
NORWAY, 26 OCT 2023: 78 years after they went down, underwater robots have confirmed two Nazi-German airplanes deep underneath the water surface. A Blohm & Voss BV 222 transport aircraft went down in the Trondheim fjord in 1945. It was […]
DENMARK, 25 OCT 2023: The first F-16 combat jets that Denmark is gifting to Ukraine, will fly in Ukrainian skies in April 2024, the Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen has said, according to Danish Radio (DR). Denmark, Norway, Belgium […]
LITHUANIA, 18 OCT 2023: The armed forces of Lithuania have started repairing Leopard tanks that were damaged on the battle fields in Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence in Vilnius has announced. How many of the German-made tanks are being repaired […]
ESTONIA, 18 OCT 2023: Estonia is buying 230 Turkish armoured vehicles to equip its 2nd Infantry Brigade, the Estonian Ministry of Defence has announced. Although the exact type has not been disclosed it are both 4×4 and 6×6 armoured vehicles. […]
LATVIA, 16 OCT 2023: Latvia purchases four US-made Boeing MD 530F light (attack) helicopters, the Latvian Ministry of Defence announced. The type can be armed, and traditionally serves in a ground (fire) support or scout role. The quarted is set […]
The Danish armed forces will buy the former ammunition production plant Krudten in Elling to restart production for the Danish armed forces. The idea launched three weeks ago by the Danish Minister of Defence will become reality. It is an […]
The Swedish government has given the armed forces the order to investigate the pros and cons of the delivery of indigenous made multi-role fighters: the Saab JAS 39C/D Gripen to Ukraine. It comes after the government has already sent weapons […]
NORWAY, 20 SEP 2023: Norway has donated 51 M548 tracked vehicles to the Ukrainian armed forces, Norway’s military confirms to the Norwegian broadcasting company NRK. The deal, which involved a 100 personnel, was kept secret until recently. The vehicles were […]
NORWAY, 18 SEP 2023: Russian forces on the border with Norway have diminished to 20% of what their strength was before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. This is noted by Norway’s Chief of the Armed Forces, […]
DENMARK, 8 SEP 2023: The first 10 Leopard-1 main battle tanks donated by Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany have arrived in Ukraine, and can be used for offensive military operations. The Danish Ministry of Defence confirmed this on Friday. The […]
The Norwegian military is renewing its air defence radar network. Eight new radar installations will be place across the country. But, it is not as easy as it seems. The first new radar planned, north of Oslo, will interfere with […]
What is the worst European military helicopter program ever in delays, cost overruns, underperforming machines and crazy operating costs and maintenance, the NH90, gets another blow. After Norway announced it would kill the NH90 in its service, Sweden wants to […]
The Swedish Armed Forces have taken delivery of their first naval vessel in more than a decade. HMS Artemis is the new signal intelligence vessel, a spy ship, which once tested will replace the aging HMS Orion in 2024. The […]
As a clear sign of the new geopolitical situation in the Arctics, Greenland has officially “joined” NATO with its own diplomat, as part of the permanent Danish political delegation to the military alliance in Brussels. Naalakkersuisut, which is the government […]
The recent find of an object of about 40 centimetres high and a diameter of 10 centimetres near the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is no reason for concern, Danish defence experts say in Danish media. On 24 March 2023 the […]
UPDATED 14 FEBRUARY 2023 – Finland, the Scandinavian country with a 1,340 km (830 mi) long border with Russia, has agreed to help the Ukraine armed forces with its tank force. But according to Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin this […]