Commander of the 1st Infantry Brigade Col. Andrus Merilo, told “AK” that his nomination as a candidate for the EDF chief did not surprise him, but the offer came sooner than expected. The final rationale was that the threat of possible war in Estonia is serious and must be addressed.Continue Reading
Finland is sending its 22nd military aid package to Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence announced on Friday. In a press release, the ministry said the package would cost Finland around 190 million euros. The shipment will bring the total value of defence aid packages Finland has sent to Ukraine toContinue Reading
More than 1,500 women have volunteered for military service, the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) stated in a press release after applications for the summer 2024 cohort closed on 15 January. According to the FDF, this is the third highest number of applicants in history. Women have been trained for almostContinue Reading
Several parties are pressuring the Swedish government to issue a new time-limited weapons amnesty during 2024 in order to reduce the amount of illegal guns in society. ”I don’t think that this is a catch-all solution that will solve everything, but is one of many measures”, the Green Party justiceContinue Reading
The Finnish Air Force will begin leading this year’s Arctic Challenge Exercise (ACE 23) from Monday. The fighter jet training event will be held in Rovaniemi and Pirkkala in Finland, Luleå in Sweden and Ørland in Norway. ACE 23 is one of the largest air exercises of the year inContinue Reading
As of the fall, upper secondary schools will be required to offer defense education courses. As a result, the Defense League will have to contribute more to the organization of defense education field programs and for that, raise additional funds, while the government will have to train more defense instructors.Continue 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
Denmark will make its decision on donating F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine in the coming summer, confirmed acting Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen on Tuesday. The minister during his visit to Ukraine told the local broadcaster TV2 that “the decision will take time because Denmark is not going to doContinue Reading
Sweden is set to hold its biggest military exercise in over 30 years. Sweden to hold biggest military exercise since 1989 Sweden is set to hold its biggest military exercise in over three decades on April 24th. Around 26,000 people are set to take part in the Aurora 23 exercise,Continue Reading