Finnish president: "And let it be stated once again: Finland's room to manoeuvre and freedom of choice also include the possibility of military alignment and of applying for NATO membership, should we ourselves so decide. NATO's business is the so-called Open Door policy"
Leader of Finland's biggest opposition party says "NATO membership would improve Finland's security and bring predictability to our region". Green Parliament Group leader (in gov't) says "NATO membership of Finland & Sweden would clarify Europe's security arrangements and build stability"
3 year agoOne of the most northerly towns on Planet Earth (Qaanaaq, Greenland) at latitude 77.3N rose to a staggering +8.3°C today. The sun set in late October and will not rise here until 13 February 2022. Today marks the Winter Solstice
3 year agoKola, Barents, and White Sea NOTAM/PRIP update. The large Barents area has been extended to the 23rd - 27/28th. The PRIP closes large parts of the Barents and White Seas. Relate this to upcoming NORFLT activity. NOTAM for Pechenga-area also indicates 200th and 61st activity
Finland: Attic of Meira coffee roastery is burning in Helsinki's Vallila district. Building has been evacuated, no reports of injuries. Lots of smoke in area
A man was shot to death in Malmö - the police are now chasing one or more perpetrators
The Stockholm Initiative for Nuclear Disarmament today meets in Stockholm at ministerial level, co-chaired by Swedish FM @AnnLinde and German FM @ABaerbock. We must push nuclear-weapon states to take steps towards disarmament
Biden and Niinistö have talked tonight. Shared concerns about Russia's destabilizing military buildup along Ukraine's border and the importance of transatlantic efforts to de-escalate the situation
2 cargo vessels collided in Baltic Sea, one capsized
Finland to buy Lockheed F-35s, Finnish government confirms
Cargo ship fire off Gothenburg: Timber cargo is still burning. Captain has refused to evacuate, Nato vessel has participated in rescue effort
Five arrested men preparing "far right terror attack," say Finnish police
Dmytro Kuleba: Important news from Brussels. The EU Council has decided to provide 31 million euros to Ukraine to strengthen its defense capabilities under the newly established European Peace Facility. We highly appreciate this step, which once again proved the strategic nature of Ukraine-EU relations
3 year agoFM of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba:Pleased to meet with @JosepBorrellF in Stockholm. We discussed the need to deter Russia and speed up work on specific economic restrictions which will be able to hit the Russian economy should Moscow decide to launch a new stage of aggression against Ukraine
US and Russian foreign ministers to hold talks on Ukraine: US
3 year agoSweden's Prime Minister-elect Andersson resigns hours after appointed
3 year agoThe current NOTAM-map of Kola. First areas at sea go active on Monday. New NOTAM in the Luostari area indicates upcoming activity from the 200th MRB and 61st Naval Inf Bde
Two independent, blackouts in south central Stockholm yesterday and western Stockholm today. Many thousands of households affected. It is unclear why the security systems shut down the power and why two independent stations shut down in two days
Canadian warship HMCS Fredericton, flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1, caught fire off the coast of Norway this morning. The fire has now been extinguished
The Russian frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" launched a hypersonic missile "Zircon" at a sea target in the White Sea - Russian Defense Ministry
A police officer has been taken to hospital after being beaten during an operation in Vårby in Stockholm, the police write on their website. Several people have been arrested
3 year agoB-52 bombers recently flew missions taking off from home station to strike simulated targets in the North Sea region. @RAFMildenhall tankers provided key air refueling enabling global mobility.
Minister of Defense Peter Hultqvist (S) is prepared to send the Swedish military to Ukraine, as Russia is preparing at the border. Says yes to proposals to train Ukrainian troops
Detonation at a car workshop - area in Borås cordoned off
3 year agoLooks like Russia just has conducted a live/kinetic ASAT test, likely a A-235 / PL-19 Nudol, launched from Plesetsk. The large NAVWARN-area in the Laptev Sea is likely debris reentry area. Corresponding NOTAM no longer active
3 year agoOngoing QRA Russian strategic bombers in the area
Border Guards of Finland: A few dozen people have arrived in Finland via Belarus (30). The situation is stable, it is monitored and information is exchanged. The main destinations are in Central Europe
Four km. of undersea cable part of a surveillance network to monitor aquatic life but also used by NOR military vanished from the sea floor in northern Norway
3 year agoNorwegian police shot a man running with a knife in one of the districts of Oslo. The policemen attempted to run over the intruder with the police car. During the arrest, there was a fight with the policeman, which ended in the shooting of the man
Denmark and Sweden hospitals taking patients with severe covid from Romania
