Finland Cannot Confirm Possible Submarine Incursion in April
byOn Thursday, the Finnish Navy closed its inquiry into a possible submarine incursion in April. The Navy said that there wasn’t enough evidence to…
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New crackdown on ‘undesirable’ foreign organizations becomes law with Putin’s signature
byTensions between Russia and the West reached a higher pitch over the weekend when President Vladimir Putin signed into law a vice-like new crackdown…
New Finnish Government Announced, Will Explore NATO Membership
byIncoming Prime Minister Juha Sipilä announced today that former PM Alexander Stubb will become the his coalition governmnet’s new finance minister and Timo Soini,…
Halonen: Estonia Still Experiencing Post-Soviet Trauma
byFormer Finnish President, Tarja Halonen, has repeated her diagnosis of Estonia’s approach towards Russia as being a symptom of Estonia’s post-Soviet, Post Traumatic Stress…
Viking Line Faces Investigation Over Open Bow Door
byAccording to Finnish national broadcaster, YLE, the Viking Line ferry, Rosella, left port in Åland with its bow door open. If true, the Finnish…
Air Lituanica Terminates Operations
byLithuanian airline, Air Lituanica ceased operations midday on Friday. The airline’s management, announced on its website that it was stopping all regular flights and…
No ‘Frozen Conflicts’ Will Be Resolved While Russia has Veto in UN Security Council, Vike-Freiberga Says
byVaira Vike-Freiberga, the former president of Latvia, points to an inconvenient truth that few want to recognize: no frozen conflicts in the former Soviet…
Controversy over Swedish Joy Division musical
byA Swedish musical, “Kärleken kommer att skilja oss åt” (Love Will Tear Us Apart), has been made from Joy Division’s songs – and some fans…
Carl Bildt to Advise Russian Oil Company
bySwedish Radio reports that former foreign minister Carl Bildt has been become an adviser to a Russian oil company, LetterOne. LetterOne’s owner, Mikhail Fridman,…
Classic Latvian Work About The Gulag Published in English
byOne of the most powerful accounts ever given of life in Stalin’s Gulag has finally been published in English. “Suddenly, a Criminal” by Melanija…