Police suspect immigrant assistance association boss of financial offenses
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
Swedish multiculturalism is a political assault
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
What Turkey’s elections mean for Sweden’s NATO membership
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 Living in the Electric Car Future and the Chargers Still Suck
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
U.K.-led NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup in Estonia turns six
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 has Europe’s most expensive gasoline
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 takes over presidency of Arctic Council from Russia
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
Sweden not yet ready to transfer JAS 39 Gripen jets to Ukraine, says defense minister
Pål Jonson said Sweden has now focused its efforts on training assistance and maintenance of weapons that have already been transferred to Ukraine. “We don’t have a surplus of (Gripen) aircraft that we could send to Ukraine right now,” Jonson said. Earlier Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed confidence that UkraineContinue Reading
Russians take language test to avoid expulsion from Latvia
In a Stalinist skyscraper which dominates the skyline of Latvia’s capital, dozens of elderly Russians wait to take a basic Latvian language test as a proof of loyalty to a country where they have lived for decades. Clutching red Russian passports, the participants, mostly women, read their notes for lastContinue Reading
Poland to Allow Military to Sink Enemy Ships Targeting Baltic Energy Infrastructure
The Polish government has approved draft legislation that would allow the military to sink an enemy ship targeting a key gas pipeline from Norway via the Baltic Sea following NATO’s warning that Russia might sabotage undersea energy infrastructure. In “exceptional situations”, and when other options had been exhausted, the militaryContinue Reading