Stories from Scandinavia, Poland and the Baltics
The Swedish Coast Guard used to sail the seas around the country without much of weaponry. But times are changing. The vessels are being armed, with KBV 002 Triton the first that is sporting machine gun post for its protection. […]
On 18 June 2026, the Swedish Armed Forces announced to quickly introduce a new live-feed and AI incorporating battlefield information system modelled after Ukraine’s Delta system. Before the end of 2026, the first elements should be in place. The Swedish […]
Swedish Saab AB presented its newest two-seat frontline fighter jet on 2 June 2026: the Gripen F. The fully operational trainer/combat aircraft is initially meant for the Brazilian Air Force, to support the Gripen E single-seat fighters it ordered. Two-seat […]
40 years after the explosion of the Chernobyl nuclear plant in what was then the Soviet Union, parts of Sweden are still heavily contaminated with nuclear fall-out, a report by Swedish national broadcasting company SVT shows. Hunting for wild boars […]
A large number of Swedish-led, international police raids against digital recruitment and coordination of violent crimes led to 280 arrests at the end of April. Among the arrests about half a dozen children age 10 to 12. The numbers were […]
Swedish furniture and indoor design store chain Ikea will close down one of its big stores in Sweden, for the first time in 40 years. The company announced that Ikea Borlänge, in the southwest of the country, will no longer […]
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) […]
The defence alliance NATO has launched Operation Arctic Sentry on 11 February. Officially meant to “leverage NATO’s strength to protect the alliance’s territory in the Arctic and High North”, it is meant not only to discourage Russia and China of […]
Just before the end of 2025, Lithuania has signed a deal to purchase an undisclosed number of RBS-70 short-range air defence missile systems from Swedish SAAB. Moreover, it buys Carl-Gustaf M4 reusable and AT4 single-use anti-armour missile systems from the […]
There are about 17,500 active core criminal gangsters in Sweden, new data of the Swedish police shows. That is a 25% increase compared to last year. Another 50,000 people in Sweden are aligned with those gang members, meaning they are […]
In a new series of shootings in Sweden since Friday and before the changing of the clock to winter time, two teenagers were killed, and two men wounded. One late teenager was shot and killed in the Brynäs area in […]
From all Scandinavian countries, Sweden is the richest when it comes to gold reserves. But while many countries have started to buy more gold in these unstable days, Norway’s reserves are zero—and the richest Scandinavian country does not want to […]