Poll shows Finns support military union with Sweden
More than half of Finns would support a military alliance with Sweden, according to a new opinion poll. Support was
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Politics (Sweden)
Sweden providing jets to NATO
Sweden will contribute eight Gripen fighter jets and one mine-hunting boat next year to NATO’s Response Force, the alliance’s most
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NATO praises Sweden’s defence
A top chief at the US-led military alliance Nato says that the Swedish military is in good shape to defend
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Finnish FM rejects speculation on Swedish NATO membership plans
Finland’s Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja has rejected speculation by the head of Parliament’s Defence Committee that Sweden may seek NATO
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Finland’s president accuses Swedish Air Force of “dozing off”
Finland’s president Niinistö says that despite an ongoing military realignment in neighbouring Sweden, the two countries still see eye-to-eye on
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Major Swedish security report focuses on Russia
A major security analysis presented to the government Friday says that Russia is moving in the wrong direction, resulting in
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Hunting and Fishing Party big winner in Sweden’s Sami vote
The preliminary results of the Sami Parliament elections were presented on Tuesday. Swedish news agency TT reports that the big
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Land, water rights big issues in Sweden’s Sami elections
Sweden’s indigenous Sami group goes to the polls for the Sami Parliament elections this Sunday. The body, which represents all
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Swedish foreign minister defends Arctic oil stance
Sweden’s Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has rejected criticism from environmentalists and indigenous groups over Sweden’s failure to push for an
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Feature Interview: Sweden wraps up Arctic Council chairmanship
When Sweden hands chairmanship of the Arctic Council to Canada, it will cap off what many observers have characterized as
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Chose not to follow Russian jets: Sweden
When Russian jets and bombers carried out military exercises off the Swedish coast on Good Friday, Sweden’s armed forces did
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Swedish commander investigated for possible breach of national security
Prosecutors are now investigating whether recent comments by the highest officer in the Swedish military constituted a crime against national
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Sweden’s coalition split over defence spending
As the annual conference on Swedish security wound up in the northern community of Sälen, a crack within the center-right
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Sweden’s Liberals want anti-aircraft missiles on Gotland
At the annual Society and Defence conference in Sälen in northern Sweden, the Liberal Party has called for the placement
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Sweden at the helm of Nordic cooperation
Among the other changes from the beginning of the year, Sweden has taken over the presidency of the Nordic Council
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