Sweden has taken decisive action to grow presence in the Arctic region by increasing land forces in the northern part of the Nordic country and expanding military cooperation with Finland and Norway. “Our decision has been beefing up our military presence in the northern part of Sweden, reestablishing Garrisons andContinue Reading
Finland’s decision to join the NATO alliance has sparked discussions on the complex financial, legal, and strategic aspects involved in this integration. The move comes in the aftermath of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, signifying a significant departure from Finland’s longstanding policy of military nonalignment. Joining NATO comes with substantial costs andContinue Reading
Despite being one of Earth’s least known and least researched ecosystems, we do know the deep sea contains the greatest diversity of species on earth and is a vital carbon store. The oceans and the seabed are absolutely crucial for regulating the climate and important ecosystem processes. A living seaContinue Reading
“I was surprised, I have never seen cloudberry here before. I hardly believed my own eyes,” tells Stein Tore Pedersen. Pedersen works for the Norwegian Polar Institute and was hunting for reindeer when he suddenly discovered the berries in the Coal Bay Valley, halfway between Longyearbyen and Barentsburg. It isContinue Reading
According to data provided by Statistics Estonia, in May 2023, the total production of industrial enterprises was down by 12.7 percent on year at constant prices. Output declined in two of Estonia’s three main industrial sectors. It was down by 31.5 percent in electricity production and 13.1 percent in manufacturing.Continue Reading
The Finnish press has recently drawn attention to past social media posts made by Interior Minister Mari Rantanen (Finns). Finland’s new Interior Minister Mari Rantanen (Finns) took to social media on Sunday to deny believing in the Great Replacement or any other conspiracy theories. Rantanen’s statement arrived shortly after herContinue Reading
Some of Estonia’s leading politicians involved in foreign policy matters have differing opinions on the suitability of Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, as potential new NATO secretary general, replacing another Scandinavian, Jens Stoltenberg. Frederiksen has been tipped by the international media as the most likely candidate to replace Stoltenberg –Continue Reading
The Helsinki region is seeing a HIV epidemic among intravenous drug users, support centre Hivpoint said in a press release issued on Wednesday. But real statistics says that not only drug users got HIV, migrants too and especially Ukrainians Over the past three years, the organisation has detected several dozenContinue Reading
Denmark’s government announced Tuesday that it would triple its defense budget over the next 10 years in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Denmark intends to reach the NATO goal of spending two percent of gross domestic product on the military by 2030 — a target that few ofContinue Reading
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) believes she is unlikely to be handed the NATO top job because she comes from the alliance’s eastern flank and other countries are seen as more “eligible.” Kallas’ name has been mentioned along with several others, such as the UK’s Defense Secretary Ben WallaceContinue Reading