Tag: Finland
Finnish Police Fence-Sitting as Anti-Crime Soldiers of Odin Patrol Åland Isles
Europe11:08 09.08.2018(updated 11:45 09.08.2018) The local branch of Soldiers of Odin on Finland's Swedish-speaking archipelago disavows any racist or Nazi connections and claims itself...
NATO Fears Potential Trump-Putin Deal Will Leave Europe ‘Vulnerable’ – Reports
Europe17:00 08.07.2018(updated 17:01 08.07.2018) Donald Trump will leave for Europe next week for a NATO summit, which comes days ahead of the much-hyped bilateral...
Same Rules for All: Finland Mulls Repealing Jehovah’s Witnesses Draft Exemption
Finland’s Jehovah’s Witnesses may find themselves joining the military for the first time in decades, as the Ministry of Defense now contemplates a more...
Finland has second thoughts about its women soldiers
By Maija Unkuri Sakyla, Finland ...
Researchers Sound the Alarm as 40 Percent of Norwegian Terror Convicts Released
Europe13:05 18.06.2018(updated 13:06 18.06.2018) Four of the ten Norwegian citizens who were convicted of supporting the jihadi cause in Syria and Iraq are out...
Here’s What Baltic Countries Really Fear From Russia (and It’s Not Invasion)
Opinion17:48 10.06.2018(updated 17:54 10.06.2018) Amid NATO's ongoing military buildup in the Baltic countries, and former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves' recent warning that Russia...
Gun ’em Down! Finland, Sweden Getting Tough on Drones
Europe11:26 02.06.2018The two Nordic nations have been considering giving their respective militaries the right to shoot down drones, citing "significant" threats from unmanned aerial...
Proposal for Temporary Stop for Women in Army Sets Finland Afire
Viral19:18 18.05.2018With his proposal to close the door to female soldiers in order to ward off the "disastrous consequences" of the state savings program,...
What You Need to Know About May 9 Victory Day Celebrations in Russia
The Great Patriotic War was a crucial part of World War II (1939-1945). It began on June 22, 1941, when Germany launched an attack on the Soviet...
Finns Sulk Over US Preference for Sweden Amid Tripartite Defense Agreement
Although not legally-binding, a recent trilateral agreement between Sweden, Finland and the US has been hailed as "historic" in Sweden. At the same time,...
Dozens of Would-Be Terrorists Identified Behind Bars in Finland
Europe10:55 24.04.2018(updated 10:56 24.04.2018) Extremism is brewing in Finnish prisons and is unlikely to disappear any time soon, a recent report flagging over a...
Nordic countries back India’s bid for UNSC permanent membership
By: PTI | Stockholm | Published: April 18, 2018 4:03:09 pm Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Lofven...
Snow Alert: Norwegian Soldiers Go Astray, End Up in Finnish Fells
Europe12:16 13.04.2018(updated 12:17 13.04.2018) Although the seven trespassers from NATO only missed the mark by several hundred meters, the incident constituted ample grounds for...
Farewell, Fatherland: Half of Young Finns Ready to Move Abroad
Europe11:36 12.04.2018Finns under the age of 35 are increasingly open to the possibility of moving abroad, preferably to other European nations. Coupled with increasingly...
Boeing to Build New F/A-18 Super Hornets for Kuwait
Aerospace giant Boeing has won a contract in excess of $1 billion for engineering services related to the Kuwait Air Force’s acquisition of more...
