### sweden’s visby corvettes to enhance air defense with new vertical launch systems **april 14, 2025** in a strategic move to bolster its naval capabilities, sweden has confirmed that its visby class corvettes will be equipped with lockheed martin's three-cell extensible launching system (exls)

# vigdís finnbogadóttir celebrates 95th birthday: a legacy of nature and language **reykjavík, iceland** — today, vigdís finnbogadóttir, the former president of iceland and the world's first democratically elected female head of state, celebrates her 95th birthday

# latvia to host intercontinental drift cup in 2025 the federation internationale de l'automobile (fia) has announced the return of the intercontinental drift cup (fia idc), which will take place in riga, latvia, from october 3 to 5, 2025

# nordea bank surpasses first quarter earnings expectations, sees signs of lending recovery **gdansk, poland** - nordea bank, the largest lender in the nordic region, announced on wednesday that its first-quarter operating earnings exceeded market forecasts

**estonia backs morocco's autonomy plan for sahara conflict resolution** **tallinn, estonia –** on april 16, 2025, estonia's foreign minister margus tsahkna publicly endorsed morocco's 2007 autonomy plan for the disputed sahara region

# norway launches its largest zero-emission ferry **april 17, 2025** norway has announced the launch of its largest zero-emission ferry, marking a significant step in the country's maritime environmental efforts

# norway collaborates with the baltics to form 'northern brigade' for ukraine **date:** april 17, 2025 **source:** military review in a significant move, norway has announced plans to prepare a brigade for the armed forces of ukraine (afu), allocating 10 billion norwegian kroner (approximately 830 million euros) to the initiative

**open letter addressed to finnish minister of science and culture regarding frontiers journals** **december 6, 2024 - frontiers communications** an open letter has been published today on openletter

# denmark conducts live-fire trials with cv9035 mkiiic infantry fighting vehicle **date: april 12, 2025** **location: bae systems hägglunds testing grounds, northern sweden** denmark's military has reached a significant milestone in its modernization efforts with the recent live-fire trials of the cv9035 mkiiic infantry fighting vehicle (ifv)

# today in sweden: a roundup of the latest news **published: april 15, 2025** **updated: april 15, 2025, 06:53 cet** **by emma löfgren** **contact: emma

# lithuania's prime minister pushes to restore diplomatic relations with china in a significant move aimed at mending diplomatic ties, lithuanian prime minister gintautas paluckas has expressed his intention to restore relations with china

## increased cargo throughput at ventspils port in q1 2025 **ventspils, latvia – april 15, 2025** – the ventspils free port reported a 1

# iceland ranks high in happiness: a look into the keys to icelanders' joy iceland has emerged as one of the happiest places in the world, showcasing a remarkable increase in happiness levels in recent years

**finland to maintain closure of border with russia indefinitely** *helsinki, april 16, 2025* — finland has announced that it will keep its eastern border with russia closed until further notice, citing ongoing security concerns

# busy times begin for estonia's beekeepers as spring arrives as spring unfolds across estonia, beekeepers are entering a bustling season marked by the blooming of willows and the arrival of bees foraging for pollen