Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nearly one month ago, around 10,000 Ukrainians have arrived in Finland, according to data from the Finnish Immigration Service, Migri. On Monday, around 1,000 Ukrainians applied for temporary protection in Finland. Migri said it is believed that the actual number of new arrivals from UkraineContinue Reading
Retrospective: Norway’s relationship with its superpower neighbour to the east has often been tense. In this article, Salve Dahle and co-authors give an eyewitness account of the time just after the fall of the Soviet Union, when cross-border tensions began to ease. Early on the morning of 30 July 1992,Continue Reading
According to the economic affairs minister, Finns must brace themselves for wartime pricing. People in Finland must be prepared for wartime pricing of products and services, Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä (Cen) said in an Yle interview on Saturday. He warned that the price tag for a standard basketContinue Reading
Det er helt grunnleggende for norske interesser å ta vare på fiskerisamarbeidet med Russland, mener fiskeriminister Bjørnar Skjæran. – Det er ikke aktuelt å stenge russiske fiskefartøy ute av norsk økonomisk sone. Det skriver fiskeri- og havminister Bjørnar Skjæran i en e-post til NRK. Storbritannia har stengt havnene for russiskeContinue Reading
Temperatures had dropped significantly ahead of Minister of Trade and Industry Jan Christian Vestre’s visit to the border town of Kirkenes. As he met with journalists in front of the local ship repair yard, the minister shivered with cold. Vestre has reason to feel the chill. Only few kilometres eastContinue Reading
Prime Minister Sanna Marin did not want to say on Saturday whether Finland and Sweden were seeking special non-Nato partner status with the United States. Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) and her Swedish counterpart, Magdalena Andersson, on Saturday said their countries were deepening cooperation in the wake of Russia’sContinue Reading
The Latvian Union of Farmers and Greens (UGF) has announced that it distances itself from its former candidate for the post of the Latvian prime minister, notorious ex-mayor of Ventspils Aivars Lembergs after he voiced his views on Russia’s war against Ukraine days after leaving detention on bail. A representativeContinue Reading
A Polish citizen has been detained near the Polish border in Lithuania’s southern Lazdijai district near, attempting to take illegal migrants out of the country, the State Border Guard Service said. Lithuanian border guards stopped a passenger car for checks, driven by the Polish citizen. A passenger was also aContinue Reading
Russia’s operation in Ukraine has resulted in the rise of energy resource prices, as gas price soared by nearly 40% and the price of oil reached USD 105 (EUR 94.18) On the day of Russian operation, Thursday, February 24, Brent crude oil price hit USD 105 per barrel for theContinue Reading
Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) said on Thursday she did not recommend that Estonians volunteer to fight in Ukraine. People who fight for Belarus or Russia face five years in jail. Speaking at the government’s weekly press conference on Thursday, Kallas spoke about Estonians who want to fight on theContinue Reading