TWO MEN DIE OF SHOCK AFTER CLIMBING ON TOP OF GERMAN TRAIN

The local Schweriner Volkszeitung SVZ newspaper reported that the incident took place while the train was parked at the Wismar railway station at roughly 2 a.m... READ MORE›

2 DIE AFTER PILOTAGE BOAT CAPSIZES IN GULF OF FINLAND

The state agency says the pair was found Saturday morning in the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea... READ MORE›

POLAND'S FINANCE MINISTER TO REPLACE BEATA SZYDA?O AS PRIME MINISTER

The last two years - it was an extraordinary time for me and the service to Poland and Poles was an honour, Szydlo said on Twitter... READ MORE›

FLIGHT 666 LANDS IN HEL ON FRIDAY THE 13TH

The Finnair flight took off from Copenhagen, Denmark, in the 13th hour of Friday the 13th, headed for Helsinki Vantaa airport... READ MORE›

LATVIA'S CELLPHONES STOPPED WORKING. RUSSIA'S WAR GAMES MAY BE TO BLAME.

The Baltic country's emergency-services hotline and part of its cell network went down during major Russian military exercises... READ MORE›

A BAILOUT SKEPTIC WARMS TO EU BURDEN-SHARING AFTER NORDEA MOVE

In the banking union, the connection between banks and taxpayers will be cut, Orpo said... READ MORE›

TRAIN COLLIDES WITH TANK SOUTH OF STOCKHOLM, FOUR INJURED

Train collides with tank south of Stockholm, four injured report... READ MORE›

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SWEDEN HAS NO IDEA WHAT TRUMP MEANT WHEN HE SAID, 'YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING ... IN SWEDEN'

But if you believe President Trump, something happened in Sweden on Friday night that deserved the attention of the world... READ MORE›

THESE ARE THE WORLD'S MOST INNOVATIVE ECONOMIES

In the battle of ideas, Sweden climbed to No... READ MORE›

RUSSIA DEPLOYS NUCLEAR-CAPABLE MISSILES IN KALININGRAD

Russia deploys nuclear-capable Iskander missiles in its Kaliningrad region, bordering Poland and Lithuania... READ MORE›

THE MOST DESIRABLE PASSPORTS ON EARTH DON'T INCLUDE AMERICA'S

A Swedish passport allows visa-free travel to 176 countries or territories, just one fewer than world leader Germany... READ MORE›

THE CHART THAT SHOWS WHO IS STILL LIVING AT HOME IN EUROPE

Buffeted by the European Union's slow-moving economy, many young people save money by still living with their parents... READ MORE›

IN FIRST NATO WAR GAME DEFENDS BALTIC WEAK SPOT

If seized by Russia, it would cut off Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania... READ MORE›

HENNING MANKELL WRITER WHOSE WALLANDER PATROLLED A GRITTY SWEDEN DIES AT 67

Mr. Mankell chafed at his failure to reach a broader audience outside Sweden for his many works besides the Wallander series... READ MORE›

RUSSIA AND NATO 'ACTIVELY PREPARING FOR WAR'

The preparations include major military exercises by both Russia and Nato that appear designed exclusively to respond to one another's capabilities and potential war plans... READ MORE›

'SWEDEN HAS BEEN ATTACKED': TRUCK CRASHES INTO STOCKHOLM STORE, KILLING 4

Shoppers were locked inside stores after businesses triggered their automatic security systems. Police evacuated Stockholm's central train station and shut down the subway... READ MORE›

DNA OF HEADLESS TORSO MATCHES MISSING SWEDISH JOURNALIST KIM WALL

Missing Swedish journalist Kim Wall Police say DNA of headless torso matches... READ MORE›

US TO SHIP 1,600 TANKS TO DUTCH ARMS DEPOT IN 'CLEAR MESSAGE' TO RUSSIA

Russian officials, meanwhile, have consistently warned that aggressive NATO maneuvers near Russian territory could undermine regional security... READ MORE›

RUSSIA MOVES NUCLEAR-CAPABLE MISSILES TO NATO DOORSTEP

Lithuania and Poland have expressed concerns as Russia confirmed the deployment of nuclear-capable Iskander missiles into its Kaliningrad outpost that borders the two NATO members... READ MORE›

RUSSIA WARNS DENMARK ITS WARSHIPS COULD BECOME NUCLEAR TARGETS

Germany, Poland, Lithuania, the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Sweden and Denmark all border the Baltic Sea... READ MORE›

RUSSIA TRANSFERS NUCLEAR-CAPABLE MISSILES TO KALININGRAD

Lithuania, which neighbours Kaliningrad and is a member of Nato, said it would protest against the move... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTER'S PLANE 'BUZZED' BY NATO JET

Nato has beefed up its military presence in Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, in the wake of Russia's seizure and annexation Ukraine's Crimean peninsula in 2014... READ MORE›

NATO JET BUZZES RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTER'S PLANE

NATO jet buzzes Russian defense minister's plane, reports say... READ MORE›

NATO COUNTRIES BEGIN LARGEST WAR GAME IN EASTERN EUROPE SINCE COLD WAR

It represents the biggest movement of foreign allied troops in Poland in peace time... READ MORE›

PUTIN STARTS WAR GAME ON NATO FRONTIER ALARMING A WARY EUROPE

That estimate includes joint exercises in Kaliningrad, Russia's nuclear-armed enclave on the Baltic Sea that's nestled between Poland and Lithuania... READ MORE›

CLOSE MILITARY ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE WEST AT COLD WAR LEVELS

Black Sea encounter On 7 September, the Canadian frigate Toronto was buzzed by a Russian aircraft in the Black Sea with the plane coming within 300 metres... READ MORE›

CUTTING CASH WOULD BE A BOON FOR THE WORLD'S POOR, ROGOFF SAYS

You will now receive the Game Plan newsletter Scandinavia's efforts to rely less on cash have been gradual, and backed by a well-functioning digital economy... READ MORE›

SWEDEN STEPS UP 'MYSTERY SUB' HUNT

Related Stories The Swedish navy has stepped up its search in the waters off Stockholm amid suspicions that a Russian submarine might be in trouble there... READ MORE›

RUSSIA SAYS WILL RETALIATE IF U.S. WEAPONS STATIONED ON ITS BORDERS

MOSCOW WARSAW A plan by Washington to station tanks and heavy weapons in NATO states on Russia's border would be the most aggressive U.S... READ MORE›

EU WILL HIT POLAND WITH DEADLINE TO REVERSE CURBS ON JUDICIAL FREEDOM

The Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orban, said on Saturday that Budapest would fight to defend Poland... READ MORE›

RUSSIA COMPLAINS OVER 'GAY BAR' ON PRESIDENT'S PLOT IN FINLAND

The archipelago lies between Finland and Sweden, but one uninhabited property is owned by the Russian presidency, having once been owned by a German-Finnish couple... READ MORE›

TRICKY START FOR 'WORLD'S WORST SKIER' FROM VENEZUELA

Venezuela's Adrian Solano has been described the world's worst skier after his disastrous performance in a qualifying round of the Nordic World Ski Championships in Finland... READ MORE›

U.S. TROOPS SET UP BASE IN POLAND, DRAWING SHARP REBUKE FROM RUSSIA

Poland and the Baltic states also feel threatened by Russia's recent deployment of nuclear-capable Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad, the Russian territory wedged between Poland and Lithuania... READ MORE›

IRAQI REFUGEES IN FINLAND RETURNING HOME DUE TO 'CHILLY WEATHER AND HOSTILE LOCALS'

Nearly 80 per cent of the returnees are Iraqis, while just 22 of the 877 Syrians who have sought asylum in Finland have asked to return home... READ MORE›

'NAZI GOLD TRAIN' FOUND IN POLAND COULD BELONG TO RUSSIA AS COMPENSATION FOR WW2

Nazi 'gold train' Treasure could be claimed by Russia as compensation for Second World War... READ MORE›

RUSSIA THREATENS US WITH NUCLEAR ARMS 'COUNTER-MEASURES'

The United States has reduced its non-strategic nuclear weapons by approximately 90 percent since the end of the Cold War, the spokesman, Lt... READ MORE›

Soviet submarine sightings caused Cold War security alerts in Sweden in the 1980s... READ MORE›