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NATO will make us stronger, says Nordic defense chiefs

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, March 3, 2023 at 09:49
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“I am not worried at all about the security of Scandinavia because we have a strong defense,” Finland’s Chief of

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March to join NATO ‘moving faster in Finland than it does in Sweden’, says expert

Frank Radosevich, Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, April 15, 2022 at 06:02
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Finland appears to be closer to applying to join the NATO military alliance than its western neighbor Sweden, says Jan

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NATO membership decision draws closer as Finnish and Swedish leaders meet

Linnéa Wannefors, Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 10:21 — Last Updated: Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 10:24
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Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin met with Swedish PM Magdalena Andersson in Stockholm Wednesday to discuss defense and security policy,

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Sweden takes part in Arctic military manoeuvres with NATO countries

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, March 14, 2022 at 11:26
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One of NATO’s biggest military exercises since the Cold War gets underway in Norway today with partners Sweden and Finland

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The Swedish corvette HMS Visby under way on the Mysingen Bay on October 21, 2014 on their fifth day of searching for a suspected foreign vessel in the Stockholm archipelago. (Fredrik Sandberg/AFP/Getty Images)
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Swedish military ramps up presence in Baltic Sea due to Russian activity

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 18:14 — Last Updated: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 18:22
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Sweden has ramped up its military readiness this week in the Baltic Sea and on Gotland in response to what

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COVID-19 Roundup: Sweden discusses virus’ impact on the military; Norway’s COVID reproduction rate falls to 0.61

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, May 22, 2020 at 17:10 — Last Updated: Friday, May 22, 2020 at 17:25
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COVID-19 and its effect on the military dominated discussions at the Northern Group meeting of defence ministers this week, said

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Swedish soldiers take part in Finnish naval exercise

Erika Gabrielsson, Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 14:27
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400 Swedish soldiers are taking part this week in a naval battle exercise in Finland, as part of an ever

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Over 100 aircraft take part in multinational exercise in Arctic Europe

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, May 27, 2019 at 11:55
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The biennial air force exercise Arctic Challenge is in full swing with more than 100 aircraft from nine nations. Arctic

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Sweden: Cross-party talks to expand military marred by political feud

Loukas Christodoulou, Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 10:16 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 11:37
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The cross-party talks on Sweden’s defence have called for big changes on Tuesday, described as the biggest increase since the

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Sweden-Russia relations hit new low after diplomats expelled

Simon Linter, Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at 14:08
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Sweden Russian relations are at rock bottom after two Swedish diplomats were expelled from Russia last week, says an expert

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Arctic Sweden to welcome thousands of international troops for Northern Wind exercise

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 14:40 — Last Updated: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 14:42
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Winter warfare capabilities are in focus when Northern Wind kicks off in Norrbotten in March. The exercise takes place in

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Faced with Trump’s wavering support for NATO, Nordic nations stick together

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 11:45 — Last Updated: Monday, January 28, 2019 at 14:57
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Norway and Sweden support a proposal from Finland to hold regularly joint Nordic cross-border military exercises with army troops. Discussing

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Sweden’s Defence minister responds to Russia’s “false” claims about NATO deal

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, August 3, 2018 at 11:13 — Last Updated: Friday, August 3, 2018 at 11:22
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Sweden’s Defence Minister has hit back at claims by his Russian counterpart that NATO has been given access to Swedish

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Sweden to buy U.S.-made Patriot air defence systems

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at 11:26 — Last Updated: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at 11:27
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The Swedish government will approve buying the American Patriot anti-aircraft missile system on Thursday. The deal is said to be

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Should Gov be able to call on Finns if Sweden attacked?

Frank Radosevich, Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, April 30, 2018 at 09:53 — Last Updated: Friday, May 4, 2018 at 09:52
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Sweden and Finland have deepened their military ties over the past few years and a proposal announced on Friday would

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