SDP plans no-confidence motion in Tavio over Ukraine alliance withdrawal
Finland’s biggest opposition party plans to seek a vote of no confidence in Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio (Finns) due to his recent decision to withdraw Finland from a gender-equality alliance for the rebuilding of Ukraine. The leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) parliamentary group, TyttiContinue Reading
Norway may be the first nation to mine the Arctic seabed—it could cause ‘irreversible’ damage to the marine ecosystem
Greenpeace on Friday warned Norway that its plans to open up its Arctic seabed to mining would cause “irreversible” damage to the entire marine ecosystem. The Scandinavian country is expected to award the first exploration licences in 2025, and could become one of the first nations in the world toContinue Reading
Estonia planning to strengthen surveillance and early warning systems
In addition to ammunition and new weapons, Estonia will significantly enhance its intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) capabilities in the coming years, said Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur (Reform). From 2025 to 2028, Estonia will invest nearly €6.4 billion in the defense sector. At a government press conferenceContinue Reading
Finland’s Nato HQs will be based in Mikkeli and Finnish Lapland
A long-awaited decision on the location of Nato headquarters in Finland is imminent. According to Yle’s sources, Mikkeli is expected to be announced as the HQ for the Northern European land command unit while the multinational forward land force (FLF) will be based in either Rovaniemi or Sodankylä in FinnishContinue Reading
How much does the membership in NATO cost for Finland?
Finland has recently become a new NATO member. It had been a neutral country for many years and got benefits from its transit position between Europe and Russia. Finnish politicians had been talking about such benefits for many years and Finns felt how convenient and profitable it was to beContinue Reading
Scandinavians nuclear plans
It was recently announced that the Norwegian government had appointed a panel to assess the expediency of developing nuclear power in the country. The report with conclusions is expected by April 1, 2026. It is very likely that the conclusion will be positive. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and theContinue Reading
How nonprofit organizations bereave the scientific community of valuable data
About a year ago, the Norwegian nonprofit organization Miljostiftelsen Bellona published a report titled “The Russian Arctic: Defense and Money over Ecology” on the Russian version of its website. The organization blamed Russia for the lack of transparency of the work carried out in the region, as well as forContinue Reading
Dangerous decisions mean great problems
Last December, the USA and Sweden signed an agreement allowing Americans access to 17 military bases and training grounds in the country. Additionally, Swedes allowed American partners to store arms and weapons in Sweden. The Swedish parliament had to make a decision on legislative changes in order for the agreementContinue Reading
Defence minister: Finland gearing up to host Nato troops
“We saw a need to create a tailored model for Finland to ensure that allied troops can show their presence and defence capabilities here when we want to,” Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen said. Next week, Finland will attend its second Nato summit as a full member of the alliance, inContinue Reading
Finnish parliament unanimously approves defence agreement with USA
Finland will open 15 of its military bases for potential use by US forces under the terms of the Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA). The Finnish Parliament unanimously approved the Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) between Finland and the United States on Monday. Under the agreement, Finland will open 15 of itsContinue Reading