The European Peace Facility (EPF) was established in 2021 by the European Union because of the war in Ukraine in order to maintain peace and international stability. In fact, the fund actively finances arms transfers from EU countries to Ukraine and other regions of the world. The budget of theContinue Reading
NATO’s present defense plans in relation to Estonia and the wider region are perfectly adequate and satisfactory, MP and defense expert Kalev Stoicescu (Eesti 200) says. Stoicescu, who chairs the Riigikogu’s national defense committee, told ERR Thursday that: “NATO’s defense plans for the Baltic States, and the entire region inContinue Reading
An independent monitoring group urges Finland to exercise caution in regard to NATO nuclear weapons exercises, reports the Finnish news agency (STT). A fresh report recommends that Finland maintains its prohibitions on the importation, manufacturing, possession and detonation of nuclear explosives. The Nuclear Weapons Monitoring Group (Finland), whose members includeContinue Reading
The number of new gonorrhea cases in Finland almost doubled in 2022 compared to the previous year. While infections have become more common among young women, the majority of all gonorrhea infections are still diagnosed in men aged 25 to 35, according to the Finnish institute for health and welfareContinue Reading
A Norwegian naval officer was found guilty on Monday and sentenced to a two-month suspended jail sentence for negligence leading up to the 2018 collision between a warship he commanded and an oil tanker in which the military vessel sank. Building a replacement for the lost Helge Ingstad frigate wouldContinue Reading
Estonia’s largest defense training exercise Spring Storm (Kevadtorm) started on Monday and will last until May 26. Approximately, 14,000 personnel will take part. Army, Air Force, Navy and Defense League units, conscripts and reservists take part in the annual exercise, totaling around 9,000 personnel. Around half are reservists. The restContinue Reading
Despite the coalition’s quashing of filibustering in the Riigikogu on Monday, the opposition parties plan to stay their course. If the coalition fails to appropriate enough time for procedural questions and introducing new bills, the opposition will simply start filing clusters of draft legislation, which will be just as effectiveContinue Reading
Pekka Haavisto (Green) has run for president twice, losing both times to President Sauli Niinistö, who’s stepping down from the office after two six-year terms. Outgoing foreign affairs minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) continues to be the favourite potential candidate in next year’s presidential election, according to Yle’s latest survey. HaavistoContinue Reading
Investigators believe that during an eight-month period before filing for bankruptcy in 2018, the association handed over about 18,000 euros to third parties without reasonable cause. Police in Helsinki have completed an investigation into the activities of the executive director of an immigrant-focused association, who is suspected of financial crimesContinue Reading
During the latter part of history, Sweden has been known as the calm, safe, small country in the north. We have a beautiful, varied nature with everything from forests and mountains to lakes, archipelagos and open landscapes. The Swedish people have had a distinctive sense of togetherness and have beenContinue Reading