3 years agoThe Norwegian Foreign Ministry is advising all Norwegians to leave Ukraine, in addition to urging people to avoid travel to Russia and Belarus - NRK
3 years ago Finnish DefMin has approved the acquisition of Extended-Range Guided MLRS rockets with unitary and fragmenting warheads for M270s
3 years ago There were no natural phenomena that led to the break of the fiberoptic cable between Svalbard and the Norwegian mainland, police investigations conclude
3 years ago Denmark plans to allow US troops on its soil: PM
3 years ago Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee @mikaniikko was replaced by @Halla_aho, a long-time advocate of NATO membership
3 years agoFinnish Air Force is holding a large exercise with up 50% of the F/A-18 fleet taking part
3 years agoDenmark strengthens military preparedness: 700 soldiers in Slagelse, fighter jets on Bornholm
3 years ago NATO fighter aircraft from Norway, the UK & the US escorted 2 groups of Russian military aircraft for a 2nd day running. The intercepts, occurring over the Barents Sea & off Scotland
3 years ago Norwegian media are reporting NATO Sec Gen Stoltenberg has been chosen as the next central bank chief
3 years ago Swedish Public Health Agency says COVID19 no longer a "socially dangerous disease," all restrictions to be lifted
3 years ago Finnish Air Force executed surveillance of territorial integrity flight to Gulf of Finland this morning at ~10am local time. Loud flight noise heard in SE Finland
3 years ago Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35s and @RoyalAirForce Typhoons intercepted Russian aircraft flying off the Norwegian coast and into the North Sea
3 years agoRussian warships now sail through the Great Belt, Fehmarnbelt and Kadet Trench in the dark, there are gaps in the accounting
3 years agoSweden contributes 50 million SEK to Partnership Fund for Resilient Ukraine PFRU - a flexible new instrument to support Ukraine's resilience against Russia's aggression, launched today in partnership with UK, Canada and Switzerland
3 years agoRussian citizen arrested for flying a drone over Drottningholm's castle in Sweden
3 years ago In the Norwegian Sea, warships of the Northern Fleet practiced searching for foreign submarines - Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
3 years agoNBI, @HelsinkiPoliisi and @poliisi_kaakko have cooperated in the investigation of a drug smuggling case where an organisation is suspected of having illegally imported around 1,700 kilos of narcotic substances into Finland
3 years ago Meeting with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store of Norway, another item that was not previously listed on @POTUS schedule
3 years ago Two Swedish jets Jas 39 Gripen scrambled from Gotland about an hour ago, sonic booms heard in Umeå
3 years ago"Helsinki Air Defense governmentnt's preparedness unit in stations in the Capital region." Looks like Finland is running readiness tests of their AD systems
3 years ago Finland's PM Marin says important for Finland to keep the possibility to enter NATO alliance if its parliament decides to apply
3 years agoAt least 3 @FinnishAirForce F/A-18 Hornets flying in formation with United States Air Force KC-135R over Finland yesterday: 62-3551 as QID11
3 years ago Russian Northern Fleet launched exercise with 30 vessels, 140 vehicles, 20 aircraft and 1200 servicemen
3 years ago This afternoon, a Norwegian P-3C Orion followed a Russian group of vessels off the Norwegian coast. The Russians sailed legally in international waters, but Norway continuously follows all movements in the High North
3 years ago Swedish Air Force Saab S100D Argus C604 active over Gotland
3 years agoNorwegian coast guard vessel KV Andenes nearby tracking south to supposed Russian vessels
3 years ago The Northern Fleet Kaliningradneft-class oiler Vyazma is now tracking north-west off the coast of Finnmark. She is likely not sailing alone, but have no confirmation on group composition yet
3 years ago The Norwegian Chief of Defence: "The situation is serious for Norway and for Europe" "Some readiness measures have been taken, including increased monitoring and revising of plans" "The Norwegian Armed Forces is ready to implement further measures"
3 years agoAfghanistan: The Taliban will hold talks with Western officials in Oslo next week on human rights and humanitarian aid in their first official visit to the West since returning to power
3 years agoThe NATO Secretary General's statement about readiness to accept Finland and Sweden into the alliance is an external pressure on their policy, - Lavrov
