Sweden inaugurates new regiment in sub-Arctic Arvidsjaur
- On Friday, the first of five new regiments in Sweden is inaugurated – namely K4 in sub-Arctic Arvidsjaur.
- Second lieutenant Caroline Haak is stationed there and training the new conscripts.
- “I have been throwing hand grenades with the whole squadron,” she tells Swedish Radio News.
Radio Sweden report
For more on Sweden’s military expansion, listen to Radio Sweden’s full report.
Related stories from around the North:
Finland: Nordic fighter jet exercises underway inside Arctic Circle, The Independent Barents Observer
Iceland: Nordics should aim for common approach to China’s Arctic involvement says report, Eye on the Arctic
Russia: National security chief says Russia must bolster its Arctic military, The Independent Barents Observer
United States: Putin, Biden talk Northern Sea Route, The Independent Barents Observer
