Chad withdrawal for Norwegian peacekeeping forces
The Norwegian government has announced that it will withdraw all of its UN peacekeeping troops from Chad at the end of their mandate in May.
Nordic soldiers under fire in Afghanistan
It has been a busy week in the hinterlands of northern Afghanistan, where soldiers from the Nordic nations were engaged in heavy fighting. Swedish and...
Finland sending more troops to Afghanistan
According to official sources speaking to Helsingin Sanomat, Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Defence is preparing to significan...
Former Finnish President Martii Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize
The 2008 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to former Finnish President Martii Ahtisaari by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for his “important efforts” in re...
Concern for mental health of Finnish peacekeepers
There are some unwelcome similarities between returning Finnish peacekeepers and veterans of the Second World War, according to reports in the Finnish...