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
Turkey’s voters head to the polls on Sunday in an election that will not only determine the country’s domestic policies but could also influence Sweden’s NATO membership. After Russia invaded Ukraine, Finland and Sweden abandoned decades of military neutrality and applied a year ago to join the world’s largest militaryContinue Reading
Norway is aggressively promoting all things electric. While the air is cleaner and the electric grid remains in tact, not everything is perfect in Norway — and charging is still a pain. If any country can figure out easy EV charging, it really ought to be Norway. The country isContinue Reading
The NATO enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup in Estonia recently marked six years of existence. Based primarily at Tapa, east of Tallinn, and with HQ staff in the capital, the battlegroup is one of four such set-ups, the others being in Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. The Tapa-based eFP Battlegroup isContinue Reading
Finland tops the EU Commission’s latest fuel price table. A litre of 95-octane petrol costs 1.94 euros, putting Finland in first place ahead of Denmark and France. That’s how Europe solve energy crisis problems. In terms of diesel prices, Sweden has been the most expensive country for some time. DieselContinue Reading
Norway took over the Arctic Council’s rotating presidency from Russia on Thursday amid concerns that the work of the eight-country intergovernmental body on protecting the sensitive environment is at risk because of suspension of cooperation with Moscow over the war in Ukraine. In March 2022, seven Western members of theContinue Reading