NATO deal expected to pass in Sweden
Sweden’s parliament is expected to vote through a proposed host nation agreement with NATO today, as the Sweden Democrat Party
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More Swedes are for joining NATO than against
For the first time more Swedes favor Nato membership than are opposed, according to a survey from the SOM Institute in Gothenburg.
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Norway’s seafood exports booming
So far this year Norway has exported seafood worth nearly €4 billion, an increase of 26 percent year-on-year. Norwegian seafood
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Blog: The EU’s Arctic policy – A means, not an end
Last week, the European Union launched a new integrated Arctic policy. This comes on the heels of a 2008 Arctic
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NATO membership not joint Finnish-Swedish decision: President Niinistö
President Sauli Niinistö has told Yle that there is no automatic link that would require Finland and Sweden to coordinate
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Putin vows to restrict asylum seekers’ into Finnish Lapland
In several hours of talks on Tuesday, the Russian and Finnish presidents discussed a wide range of issues, from sanctions
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Finland: Nordea forecasts continued slow growth
Banking group Nordea released its Economic Outlook on Wednesday, forecasting continued slow growth worldwide. The bank sees poor growth and
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Sweden: Gotland & Öland could face severe water shortage
Record-low groundwater levels have been recorded on the islands of Öland and Gotland in southeastern Sweden and may lead to
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Finnish GDP up 0.5 percent in 2015
According to Statistics Finland, Finland’s gross domestic product in 2015 grew by 0.5 percent, not 0.4 percent as earlier reported
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Finland wants shorter call-up time for reservists
Finland’s Defence Minister Jussi Niinistö wants new legislation to shorten the call-up time for reservist training. Niinistö said Monday that
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Finnish, Swedish PMs plan closer defense cooperation
Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipilä and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven have penned a rare joint missive outlining their plans
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Controversy over street lighting in Finnish town
Municipalities in Finland have been turning off street lights at night in order to save money. In the town of
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Sweden to share more intel with Finland, NATO
Sweden will have more joint military exercises and share more intelligence with both Finland and the military alliance NATO, Defence
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Baltic Sea health shows improvement: researchers
The health of the highly-polluted Baltic Sea appears to be improving. Despite continuing periodic algae blooms and dead zones in
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Greenpeace activists divert Helsinki-bound coal ship
Early Sunday morning the environmental activist group Greenpeace managed to board and get a coal-carrying freighter on its way from
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