Sweden

  • Global LT

Are Lithuanians no longer attracted to life in Scandinavia?

In recent years, we have observed a pleasing phenomenon - more and more Lithuanians living abroad are packing their bags…

1 year ago
  • Latest

Former presidential adviser says Lithuania’s NATO membership is 2nd-rate. They agreed behind our backs

Albinas Januška, a signatory of the Act of Independence, diplomat and former advisor to the President, is talking and thinking…

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

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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Nordic/Baltic

Social entrepreneurship: What can Lithuania learn from Sweden?

Social entrepreneurship is one of areas Lithuania takes inspiration from the Nordics. According to Maria Christina Lundqvist, Ambassador of the…

6 years ago
  • History

How Lithuania helped shape Sweden’s elegance

Ian Diaz / the Lithuania Tribune Politics is the new black, regardless of which one you choose, fictional or real.…

6 years ago
  • History

How Lithuania helped shape Sweden’s elegance

Politics is the new black, regardless of which one you choose, fictional or real. Just as many passions were stoked…

6 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Identifying the biggest threats to the country, wanting to both punish and be friends

Which country do Lithuanians see as the friendliest and which – as the most hostile? What is the Lithuanian people’s…

6 years ago
  • Nordic/Baltic

Lithuanian military helicopters continue to help Latvia, Sweden fight wildfires

Two Mi-8 helicopters of the Lithuanian Air Force have been helping to fight wildfires in Latvia and Sweden for the…

6 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
  • Foreign affairs

Palestinians consider opening embassy in Vilnius, ask for state recognition

The Palestinians are considering opening their embassy in Vilnius later this year, making it a bridge for Arab countries to…

7 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania moving fast forward to becoming a cashless society

A future without cash was the subject of the Swedish-Lithuania Business Forum on Thursday in Vilnius. How to achieve that…

7 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Žygimantas Pavilionis. Emanuelis Zingeris. Fourteen years in EU foreign policy: what are the achievements?

We mark twenty five years since the entry into force of the Maastricht Treaty introducing the common foreign and security…

7 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Lithuania opens 8th honorary consulate in Sweden

Lithuania's 8th consulate in Sweden has been opened in the city of Linkoping. [...]

7 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

L. Kasčiūnas: How many migrants shall Lithuania take in this time?

The deadline established two years ago for EU Member States to take in a fixed number of refugees has expired.…

7 years ago
  • Society

The Zero Road Fatalities challenge for Lithuania

Lithuania has come a long way from being one of the most hazardous road environments in the EU. Road fatalities…

7 years ago