Russian and US chiefs meet in Finland
As a result of the brief August war between Russia and Georgia, the US and Russia agreed to meet in Finland to try and find some common ground as the ...
France plugs the American gap left at Keflavik
For years Iceland’s Keflavik airbase was an important strategic outpost in the Cold War as American fighter jets and air force personal were based the...
Finnish military wants more women
The head of Finland’s Defence Forces, Admiral Juhani Kaskeala, said that Finland needed more female recruits. On Saturday the Admiral said that women ...
NATO a touchy subject in Finland
Last week, Finland’s Minister of Defence, Jyri Hakamies, spoke out in public, voicing his support for Finland and Sweden’s accession into NATO. The sp...
Norwegian helicopters too hot in Afghanistan
Experts predict that high temperatures in Afghanistan may be bad for the helicopters designed to transport Norwegian troops who have been wounded in t...
US thanks Denmark for troop contributions
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates briefly visited Denmark last week and made a public statement thanking Denmark for standing as an ally of America, a...
New heads of military and intelligence in Denmark
Denmark named Vice Admiral Tim Sloth Jørgensen as new military chief of staff last week, reports pr-inside.com. Retiring military chief of staff Gener...
Classified documents left on Stockholm public computer
A member of the Swedish Armed Forces allegedly left a USB memory stick containing classified military information on a public library computer in Stoc...