Finland

  • Defence

So, how Lithuanians will defend themselves? This is what the experts think

Lithuania's defence policy is one of the most talked-about topics in political circles and society. Everybody has an opinion about…

2 years ago
  • Defence

Finland joins NATO and Swedes without Plan B: Lithuanian ambassadors on the mood in these countries

Last Thursday, Turkey became the last NATO country to ratify Finland's membership of the Alliance. But Sweden, which made the…

2 years ago
  • Defence

Lt. Gen. Hodges to Lithuanians: you are not doing enough, but you are annoyed about German brigade

Lithuania is wasting a lot of time and energy complaining about Germany's reluctance to deploy a full brigade in the…

2 years ago
  • Defence

Swedish Minister of Defence: Sweden eager to join NATO at upcoming Vilnius Summit

Swedish Minister of Defence, Pål Jonson, discusses Sweden's readiness to join NATO and its close relationship with Finland, in an…

2 years ago
  • Society

The Pan-European Institute observes the economic development in the Baltic Sea region and in the EU’s neighboring countries

The Pan-European Institute (PEI) is a research institute operating under the faculty of Marketing and International Business at the Turku…

2 years ago
  • Latest

Russian tourists at the borders of 5 states should answer the question “Whose Crimea”

Suppose all European Union countries cannot be persuaded not to issue tourist visas to Russians. In that case, the five…

2 years ago
  • Defence

After Sweden and Finland’s NATO decision, the West faces a crossroads

Changes and breakthroughs that were barely imaginable just a few months ago are on the increase. But the direction in…

3 years ago
  • Nordic/Baltic

Finland’s announcement of its plans comes as a warning: Lithuania needs to rethink its security concept now

On 13 May, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin said they support the idea of the country…

3 years ago
  • Top

Planting trees for peace? The Fins did It, maybe we should too

On Sunday afternoon, May 8, the Finnish embassy and Finnish Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce planted three cherry blossom trees in…

3 years ago
  • Nordic/Baltic

This decision will be the 2nd geopolitical catastrophe for Russia and will be very beneficial for Lithuania

This is because the accession of Sweden and Finland would make the Alliance dominant in the Baltic Sea, undermine the…

3 years ago
  • Central/Eastern Europe

Finnish Foreign Minister Haavisto: we are closely watching events in Belarus

The Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto spoke to the Lithuania Tribune just after meeting Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the leading…

4 years ago
  • Sports

Wife Carrying champions from Lithuania: meet the family!

The Lithuanian spouses have won the title of the World Wife Carrying Championship in Finland again.  This title, for which…

5 years ago
  • Economy

Tallinn and Helsinki are joining together. When Vilnius and Kaunas will follow?

The distance between Tallinn and Helsinki is the same as from Vilnius to Kaunas. Estonians and Finns are working on…

6 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Finland Square to open in Vilnius this week

Suomijos Aikštė, or Finland Square, will be opened in Vilnius this week. [...]

6 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian president plans to congratulate Estonia on its centenary in Estonian

Lithuania President Grybauskaitė, leaving for Tartu on Friday, plans to congratulate Estonia on its centenary in Estonian. [...]

7 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania ranks 36th in World Press Freedom Index

Lithuania ranks 36th in the annual World Press Freedom Index, produced by Reporters Without Borders, unchanged from last year. [...]

7 years ago
  • European Union
  • Opinion

Netherlands recruits Baltic States to compensate for effects of Brexit

The Netherlands is building new coalitions within the EU to compensate for the loss of the UK as the union's…

7 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Andrius Kubilius. Strategy for the protection of democracy against hybrid threats

1. Democracies, both new and old, have been facing numerous challenges in the 21st century.Growing populist and authoritarian tendencies, on…

7 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

A hundred years ago. The new just structure and map of Europe

Centenary meeting, 26 March 2018, Geneva, Headquarters of the League of NationsThe great war of thrones, which erupted and went…

7 years ago
  • Energy

Astravyets NPP’s expansion aimed at redirecting attention, Lithuanian energmin says

Belarus' reports about plans to build another two reactors at the Astravyets nuclear power plant are an attempt to direct…

7 years ago