Extreme Winter Weather Grips Scandinavia: Sweden & Finland Record Subzero Temperatures

Extreme Winter Weather Grips Scandinavia: Sweden & Finland Record Subzero Temperatures

Symbolic Climate change is one of the major issues facing the world today. From sudden floods to unpredictability in temperature, life is made difficult. Now the Scandinavian countries like Sweden and Finland are facing severe winter. Minus 40 degrees has been recorded in these parts for the past few days. Last Wednesday was the coldest … Read more

Czech Republic – USA Match at Junior World Championships: Czechs Secure Quarterfinal Spot Despite Loss

Czech Republic – USA Match at Junior World Championships: Czechs Secure Quarterfinal Spot Despite Loss

Moment from the match Czech Republic – USA Source: iihf.com GÖTEBORG – The Swedes decided on the triumph over Canada in the second period, in which Tom Willander and Noah Östlund scored. After that, the Northerners maintained their two-goal lead until the end. They lead the table with a full number of points and a … Read more

Russian Koalitsiya-SV Artillery Systems: Threats to Finland and NATO Expansion

Russian Koalitsiya-SV Artillery Systems: Threats to Finland and NATO Expansion

Testing of the new Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled artillery systems has been completed and their serial production has already begun, he said. According to him, the first pilot batch will be delivered by the end of 2023. “I think they will appear there (in the Northern Military District) in the near future, since howitzers of this class … Read more

Ukrainians Voluntary Return from Finland: 5.3 Thousand Euro Subsidy

Ukrainians Voluntary Return from Finland: 5.3 Thousand Euro Subsidy

How much money will Ukrainians receive to return home from Finland? This decision is expected to come into force on January 1, 2024. The amount of the subsidy for voluntary return will be 5.3 thousand euros. The Finnish Ministry of Internal Affairs clarifies: this program applies to those who were unable to obtain asylum in … Read more

Baltic Sea Alcohol Smuggling: The Rise of Illegal Trade in the Interwar Period

Baltic Sea Alcohol Smuggling: The Rise of Illegal Trade in the Interwar Period

The eyes of even the most hardened border guards widened when in the fall of 1925 a German ship that had been raised from the ground was pulled into Liepāja’s port. More than 104,000 liters of contraband alcohol were found in its cargo. Almost 11,000 black tin cans. A few days earlier, a similar but … Read more

Slovakian U20 Hockey Coach Ivan Feneš Evaluates Loss to Finland and Looks ahead to Preparatory Match against Germany

Slovakian U20 Hockey Coach Ivan Feneš Evaluates Loss to Finland and Looks ahead to Preparatory Match against Germany

Coach SR20 Ivan Feneš Source: TASR/Ján Krošlák HALMSTAD – The Slovakian under-20 hockey players were not enough in the first preparatory meeting before the world championship against their peers from Finland and lost 1:5 to them. The Slovaks started with a good first rotation, but they gradually lost their pace with the Finns. The first … Read more

Russian President Putin Regrets Finlandia’s Decision to Join NATO: Warns of Problems Ahead

Russian President Putin Regrets Finlandia’s Decision to Join NATO: Warns of Problems Ahead

Jakarta – Russian President Vladimir Putin regrets Finalndia’s decision to join NATO. Putin warned that there would be problems after the decision. Reported by AFP, Monday (18/12/2023), Finland’s entry into NATO marked a major change in the security landscape in northern Europe. Finland’s decision also adds around 1,300 kilometers (830 miles) to the NATO alliance’s … Read more

Sweden Leads the Table at Swiss Hockey Games, Czechs Close Behind

Sweden Leads the Table at Swiss Hockey Games, Czechs Close Behind

Czech hockey player Filip Pyrochta (left) and Swiss player Tristan Scherwey fight for the puck Source: TASR/AP/Patrick B. Kraemer ZURICH – The Swedish hockey players won in their second match at the Swiss Hockey Games. On Saturday, they beat their rivals from Finland 3:2 in Zurich, and with a full number of points they lead … Read more

ISW Intelligence Analysis: The Changing Dynamics of the Conflict in Ukraine and the Implications for Western Defense Expenditure

ISW Intelligence Analysis: The Changing Dynamics of the Conflict in Ukraine and the Implications for Western Defense Expenditure

These are some of the scenarios painted in a new intelligence analysis. According to Institute for the study of war (ISW) the West risks the complete collapse of the Ukrainian resistance if economic and military support for Ukraine decreases or disappears. “A Russian conquest of the whole of Ukraine is by no means impossible” Should … Read more

Finland Closes Border Crossings Again Amid Surge of Undocumented Migrants from Russia

Finland Closes Border Crossings Again Amid Surge of Undocumented Migrants from Russia

Finland on Thursday opened the Valima and Nyral border crossings, which were closed at the end of last month along with six other border crossings on the border with Russia. However, already on the same day, Finland announced that the Valima and Niral points will be closed again and will remain closed until January 14. … Read more