Daily News from Scandinavia

The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff visited Estonia

NordenBladet — Lieutenant General Martin Herem, Commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, met today in Ämari with General Mark A. Milley, Chairman of the US...

Statement of the European Union Affairs Committees of the Baltic States in support of...

NordenBladet — The Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian delegations participating in the Plenary Meeting of the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for European Union Affairs of...

Sweden’s Prime Minister and Minister for Defence to visit Finland

NordenBladet — Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson and Sweden's Minister of Defence Peter Hultqvist will visit Finland on Saturday 5 March.Prime Minister...

EU imposes new sanctions on Belarus due to its involvement in Russia’s invasion of...

NordenBladet — The European Union responded to Belarus’ involvement in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by imposing new sanctions on it. The EU Member...

Minister of Defence Kaikkonen to visit the United States

NordenBladet — Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen will make a working visit to the United States on 7-9 March 2022.In Washington, D.C., Minister...

Committees of the Riigikogu supported granting Ukraine status of EU candidate state

NordenBladet — The European Union Affairs Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) approved Estonia’s positions and supported by...

Ratas to his EU counterparts: We must give Ukraine all the assistance it needs

NordenBladet — Today, during his visit to East-Viru County, President of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Jüri Ratas participated in the video conference of...

Nordic Council of Ministers suspends all co-operation with Russia

NordenBladet — The Nordic Council of Ministers is suspending its co-operation with Russia and Belarus. This decision has been made in response to...

Foreign Minister Haavisto to meet Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs

NordenBladet — Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto will meet the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Wopke Hoekstra, who will pay...

Finland has sent material aid to Moldova to accommodate people fleeing from Ukraine

NordenBladet — Finland’s assistance includes emergency accommodation equipment for 5,000 people and a field kitchen to help people who have fled to Moldova...