Saudi, Iraq cut oil to India’s Nayara amid EU sanctions
Riffat KausarScandinavian News Agency – Finland India’s Nayara Energy refinery, partly owned by Russia’s Rosneft, is facing a serious supply crunch after Saudi Arabia and Iraq suddenly stopped sending crude oil, a move tied to pressure from EU sanctions. The refinery, which usually received nearly 3 million barrels each month from the two suppliers, recorded […]
Finland, Poland may rewet bogs as defense barrier
Riffat KausarScandinavian News Agency – Finland Finland and Poland are weighing plans to rewet dried peatbogs and wetlands along their borders as a potential defensive measure against a possible Russian ground offensive. Officials say restoring the boglands would not only strengthen natural ecosystems but also create difficult terrain for heavy military equipment to cross. Such […]
Finland hosts first permanent NATO base in Mikkeli
Riffat KausarScandinavian News Agency – Finland Finland has reached a new milestone in its NATO membership with the opening of the country’s first permanent Alliance base. On 1 September 2025, the Multi-Corps Land Component Command (MCLCC) was formally set up in Mikkeli, where it will operate alongside Finland’s Army Command. The creation of this headquarters […]
France tells hospitals to prepare for war casualties
Riffat KausarScandinavian News Agency – Finland France has instructed its hospitals to brace for the possibility of a large-scale military conflict by March 2026, in what officials describe as a precautionary but urgent measure. According to reports, the Ministry of Defense has sent directives to regional health agencies, calling for immediate preparations to handle a […]
French court seeks Assad over Homs war crime
Hammad KahlunScandinavian News Agency Finland A French court has issued international arrest warrants against former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad along with six senior members of his past administration. The warrants are linked to the 2012 bombardment of the city of Homs, during which a French photographer and an American journalist were killed. French investigators have […]
Russia, China sign mega pipeline gas expansion deal
Riffat KausarScandinavian News Agency – Finland Russia is stepping up its energy ties with China, pledging larger gas supplies while also launching work on a massive new pipeline project described as the costliest in the world. The plan centers on the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, a route that will pass through Mongolia and is […]
Finland Air Force drops swastika after NATO membership
Hammad KahlunScandinavian News Agency, Finland Finland has decided to remove the swastika emblem from its Air Force flags in a move aimed at avoiding discomfort among NATO allies. The symbol, first adopted in 1918, had no connection to Nazi Germany when Finland began using it. For decades, Finnish officials defended its use, stressing that it […]