Sweden and Finland officially announce intention to join NATO
Sweden and Finland have both officially announced their intention to join NATO, a decision triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It’s ex...
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Anti-far right protest in central Sweden results in Police injuries
A protest at Örebro in central Sweden by anti-far right protesters has led to at least nine Police officers being injured. The protest was to denounce...
Security cooperation further strengthened between Finland and Sweden
In light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Finland and Sweden’s prime ministers have agreed to further strengthen their security cooperatio...
Swedish iron ore mine requested to be scrapped by UN
Calls to scrap plans for an iron ore mine in Sweden have been made by two UN human rights experts to protect indigenous Sami people. David Boyd, a spe...
Anders Behring Breivik parole request rejected by Norwegian court
On Tuesday 1st February, mass-murderer Anders Behring Breivik was denied a request for parole by Norwegian court as he remains “an obvious risk&...
Finnish diplomats allege phone hacking while working abroad
Finnish diplomats working abroad have claimed that they have been hacked by sophisticated spyware, alleging it to be the work of the Israeli spyware c...
Swedish Prime Minister gets in trouble for hosting cleaner with deportation order
Magdalena Andersson, the Prime Minister of Sweden, has got herself into trouble after a cleaner at her home was detained after being previously awarde...
Terrorism in Finland: five arrested over far-right plot
Finnish police have arrested five men suspected of far-right terrorism and were planning a motivated bomb and gun attack. According to police, the fiv...