Finland invites USA to join main military exercises
Finnish Defence Minister Jussi Niinistö says he has invited United States Defence Secretary James Mattis to participate in military
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Nord Stream 2 applies for Finnish building permit to build gas pipeline
Gas pipeline company Nord Stream 2 AG has sent its application to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment for
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Finland suspects airspace breach by Canadian helicopter
Finland’s Ministry of Defence says that it suspects a Canadian helicopter flew into Finnish airspace south of the country’s archipelago.
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Swedish PM questions Chinese warships in Baltic Sea
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has said Sweden will confront China on its decision to send a fleet of warships
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Swedish waters rising faster than global average
New research shows sea levels around Swedish coasts have risen much faster than the global average during the last two
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Sweden’s biggest ever seal hunt underway
Sweden’s licensed seal hunt began Wednesday with a record-high number allowed to be shot. 400 gray and harbour seals can
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Sweden divided on gray seal hunt
Sweden is gearing up for an annual culling of gray seals with conservationists again calling for an end to the
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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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