The Arctic Century

In Eastern and Northern Finland, the redirection of regional development funds to the defense industry and improving military mobility is being criticized.

The agreement signed by Finland in November 2023 to acquire David's Sling system from the Israeli Rafael Group is a typical life-cycle service. Rafael was not the only one to offer the high-range air defense system Finland needed, but the David's Sling won the tender.

As Iceland is a military-free nation, cooperation with other countries is essential for ensuring its defense against potential military threats, as well as against the growing, multifaceted non-military threats the country faces.

The Ministry of Finance reminds the cabinet in Althingi that the stability rule means that budget spending cannot be increased by more than 400 million during the parliamentary session.

Canada's Minister of National Defence David McGuinty places the Arctic in his top three priorities and assures that Canada will maintain its sovereignty in the northern region.

Inuit Nunangat University is closer to finding a home for its main campus, after Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami shortlisted eight communities, following a review of their readiness and infrastructure.

On 14th August 2025 it was reported that, between January and April, a nuclear accident took place in the Clyde Naval Base in Scotland. Located in a sheltered fjord not far away from Glasgow, the base is important for hosting the four submarines equipped with Trident nuclear missiles, and the incident has caused the release of radioactive substances into the Firth of Clyde...

In the near future, the Danish Defence Forces will no longer share berths with cruise ships and fishing trawlers at Nuuk Port in Greenland.