2 year agoChairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee @mikaniikko was replaced by @Halla_aho, a long-time advocate of NATO membership
2 year agoFinnish Air Force is holding a large exercise with up 50% of the F/A-18 fleet taking part
Denmark strengthens military preparedness: 700 soldiers in Slagelse, fighter jets on Bornholm
2 year agoNATO 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
Norwegian media are reporting NATO Sec Gen Stoltenberg has been chosen as the next central bank chief
Swedish Public Health Agency says COVID19 no longer a "socially dangerous disease," all restrictions to be lifted
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
2 year agoRoyal Norwegian Air Force F-35s and @RoyalAirForce Typhoons intercepted Russian aircraft flying off the Norwegian coast and into the North Sea
Russian warships now sail through the Great Belt, Fehmarnbelt and Kadet Trench in the dark, there are gaps in the accounting
Sweden 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
Russian citizen arrested for flying a drone over Drottningholm's castle in Sweden
In the Norwegian Sea, warships of the Northern Fleet practiced searching for foreign submarines - Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
NBI, @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
2 year agoMeeting with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store of Norway, another item that was not previously listed on @POTUS schedule
Two Swedish jets Jas 39 Gripen scrambled from Gotland about an hour ago, sonic booms heard in Umeå
2 year 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
Finland's PM Marin says important for Finland to keep the possibility to enter NATO alliance if its parliament decides to apply
2 year 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
Russian Northern Fleet launched exercise with 30 vessels, 140 vehicles, 20 aircraft and 1200 servicemen
2 year agoThis 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
2 year agoSwedish Air Force Saab S100D Argus C604 active over Gotland
2 year agoNorwegian coast guard vessel KV Andenes nearby tracking south to supposed Russian vessels
2 year agoThe 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
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"
2 year 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
The NATO Secretary General's statement about readiness to accept Finland and Sweden into the alliance is an external pressure on their policy, - Lavrov
Search & Rescue assets deployed due to a Norwegian vessel in distress with people in lifeboats off the coast of Denmark Danish military have deployed a helicopter & HDMS Niels Juel 2 Swedish helicopters also deployed
A group of 3 strategic bombers (type to be confirmed) (call sign 70291/70292/70293) are working with the Il-78 tanker (call sign 42603)
Finnish Defence Forces has enhanced readiness, says difficult to predict how the security situation develops. As usual, no comments on operational details regarding posture
2 year agoThe largest @NATO exercise inside the Arctic Circle, Cold Response is planned for the beginning of March. 35,000 soldiers from 28 nations will participate. U.S. aircraft carrier "USS Harry S Truman" will also be part of the exercise
