Tag: Gotland
Loreen: Message is important, but I have played down my political struggle
Loreen is back in Melodifestivalen and makes her fourth start with the song “Tattoo”. Although Loreen is best known for her win with the song Euphoria in Eurovision 2012, it is with a sense of revenge that she is back. When she last competed, in 2017 with the song “Statements”, there was talk of a […]
The knife murder during the Almedal Week – a crime that shakes Swedish democracy
Donner’s place in Visby is full of people when Theodor Engström stabs psychiatric coordinator Ing-Marie Wieselgren with a knife in the heart. He is immediately arrested and later convicted also for the plans to kill the then center party leader Annie Lööf. What happens now to one of the proudest symbols of Swedish democracy? Can […]
Crisis aid after the earthquakes, Russian flower protests against the war in Ukraine and a hyped art exhibition open the gates
Hour 1: Professor of emergency medicine on disaster relief after the earthquakes Reportage from crisis-stricken Turkey The civil defense is being equipped on Gotland Hajpad art exhibition opens its doors in Amsterdam Chronicle by Katarina Barrling The panel: Anna Dahlberg, Martin Klepke, Heidi Avellan Hour 2: New offensive from Russia in the Ukraine war. Already […]
DNA from archaeological remains shows that immigration to Scandinavia was exceptional during the Viking Age
Washington [US], Jan 6 (ANI): A new study based on 297 ancient Scandinavian genomes analyzed along with genome data from 16,638 present-day Scandinavians unravels the complex relationships between geography, ancestry and gene flow in Scandinavia, spanning the Roman, Viking Age and later periods. A surprising increase in variation during the Viking Age suggests that gene […]
DNA reveals large migration to Scandinavia during the Viking Age
We often think of the Vikings as the ultimate explorers, bringing their culture to distant lands. But we may not usually think of Viking Age Scandinavia as a hub for migration from all over Europe. In a study published in Cell, we show that this is exactly what happened. The Viking Age (late 8th century […]
The Almedal murder and the terror sentence
Visby on the sixth of July. Almedal Week is in full swing. A woman runs up to a police van and says that a person has been stabbed at Donner’s place. A few minutes later, the police officers Andreas and Emmy are in the square. Andreas handcuffs Theodor Engström, who has been tackled to the […]
Right now: Cementa is allowed to continue mining lime on Gotland
Cementa is allowed to continue mining lime in Slite on Gotland. Cementa has applied to be allowed to mine lime for the next four years, and during that time they must prepare an application for a longer permit that will be valid for 20 to 30 years. Listen to Ekot’s live broadcast with Ekot’s climate […]
That’s how the first trial week after the terrorist murder in Visby has been
This week, the trial began after the murder of psychiatric coordinator Ing-Marie Wielselgren during the Almedal Week in Visby. Theodor Engström is charged with terrorist crime through murder and preparation for terrorist crime through preparation for murder because he also planned to murder Center leader Annie Lööf. Today, among other things, witnesses have had to […]
1st LD Writethru: 4 believed dead in private jet crash over Baltic Sea
RIGA/STOCKHOLM, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) — All four on board are believed to have been killed when a private jet crashed into the Baltic Sea on Sunday night, according to media reports from both Sweden and Latvia. “There is no hope that we will find survivors,” Sveriges Television quoted a spokesperson at the Swedish Joint Rescue […]
Ghost plane crashes in the Baltic Sea
A private jet with four on board reportedly flew over half of Europe without anyone in the cockpit, according to the media Swedish authorities have launched a major search and rescue operation after a private jet crashed in the sea off the coast of Latvia, Swedish and German media report. The jet, which took off […]
Sweden reveals complication in NATO talks
Turkey has repeatedly raised the issue of pictures of Swedish parliamentarians waving PKK flags, Stockholm’s foreign minister said Talks with Turkey about Sweden’s accession to NATO have become more difficult, Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said on Saturday. That’s because images emerged in July showing several left-wing Swedish parliamentarians posing with flags from a Kurdish […]
Right now: Märta Stenevi (MP) in Ekot’s party leader hearing
Now it is the Green Party’s spokesperson Märta Stenevi’s turn to participate in Ekot’s party leader hearing during Almedalen Week on Gotland. The host is Mikael Kulle and the hearing is followed by an analysis by Ekot’s domestic policy commentators Fredrik Furtenbach and Tomas Ramberg. Ekot broadcasts directly in the app SR Play and on […]
Swedish top diplomat criticizes the left for supporting terrorists
Turkey has previously accused Sweden of supporting and arming Kurdish organizations that it considers terrorists Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde on Tuesday condemned members of the country’s Left Party for posing with the flags of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and its Syrian offshoots, YPG and YPJ, during a political event. Turkey recently lifted its […]
The stabbed woman has died
The woman who was attacked with a knife by a man at Donner’s place on Wednesday afternoon has died, Gotland’s police area chief Fredrik Persson stated at a press conference during the evening. A man has been arrested and a preliminary investigation into the murder has been launched. The deceased woman is in her 60s. […]
Swedish top diplomat criticizes the left for supporting “terrorists”
Turkey has previously accused Sweden of supporting and arming Kurdish organizations that it considers terrorists Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde on Tuesday condemned members of the country’s Left Party for posing with the flags of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and its Syrian offshoots, YPG and YPJ, during a political event. Turkey recently withdrew its […]
Right now: Jimmie Åkesson (SD) in Ekot’s party leader hearing
Now it is the Sweden Democrats’ party chairman Jimmie Åkesson’s turn to participate in Ekot’s party leader hearing during Almedalen Week on Gotland. The host is Mikael Sjödell and the hearing is followed by an analysis by Ekot’s domestic policy commentators Fredrik Furtenbach and Tomas Ramberg. Ekot broadcasts directly in the app SR Play and […]
Right now: Johan Pehrson (L) is questioned in Ekot’s party leader hearing
Now it is the Liberals’ party chairman Johan Perhson’s turn to participate in Ekot’s party leader hearing during Almedalen Week on Gotland. The host is Mikael Kulle and the hearing is followed by an analysis by Ekot’s domestic policy commentator Tomas Ramberg. Ekot broadcasts directly in the app SR Play and on the web.
Swedish, American troops carry out exercises on the Baltic Sea
GOTLAND, Sweden: US Marines and the Swedish Armed Forces have made airdrops and amphibious landings on the island of Gotland, with a population of 58,000, as part of a NATO exercise in the Baltic Sea, entitled BALTOPS. About 7,000 soldiers and 45 ships from 14 NATO countries as well as Sweden and Finland participated in […]
Swedish, American troops exercise on the re-militarized Baltic Sea island
Visby, Sweden – Having to defend Gotland against a foreign invasion was such a far-fetched notion for Swedish decision-makers at the beginning of the century that they demilitarized the Baltic Sea. Now the Swedish Armed Forces is back, and they are practicing together with American troops not only how to defend the island with a […]
Sweden: a history of neutrality ends after 200 years
Sweden’s application to join NATO in May marks a major shift away from its long-standing position as a neutral state, dating back to 1812. But after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the decision now seems to receive broad political support in the Swedish government, parliament and population. Swedish public support for NATO membership has gradually increased […]
VMA i Uppsala kommun •
– Vi utnyttjar varandras styrkor och fördelar och kompletterar varandra fullt ut och dessutom genomför en operativ planering och då blir det effekten att vi blir starkare tillsammans, säger försvarsminister Peter Hultqvist (S). De nordiska försvarsministrarna träffas i veckan och då kommer frågan upp om hur ett svenskt och finländskt Nato-medlemskap skulle kunna påverka samarbetet. […]
Studio A live broadcast from Gotland – The Armed Forces in focus
Studio One broadcasts live from Gotland on Wednesday. The focus of the broadcast will be on defense, where Gotland’s regiment will be in focus with guests such as Magnus Frykvall, regimental commander of Gotland’s regiment, Rikard von Zweibergk, emergency manager on Gotland and local politicians. Listen to the entire live broadcast here.
Russia and Russia: What is the difference
From the Slavic tribes to the present, the official name of the country. In articles on Russian history, you can often see Old Russia called ‘Rus”. Is it a special name for the country, for the people or what? It’s still a mystery if ancient Russians actually called themselves Rus ‘- as in’ Rus ‘people’. […]
10 facts about film director Andrei Tarkovsky that you should know
He is the most influential Russian biogenie after Sergei Eisenstein, and his films are regularly listed among the best in film history. From Christopher Nolan and Guillermo del Toro, to Krzysztof Keslevsky and Lars von Trier, many leading figures in film have acknowledged their love for Tarkovsky. A leading figure in the Soviet “new wave” […]
Hear Zelenskyj’s entire speech in the Riksdag
Zelensky thanked Sweden and talked about similarities between Sweden and Ukraine when he spoke in the Swedish parliament, via a link from Kyiv. – He pointed out that the Ukrainian blue-yellow flag is popular right now is popular right now, that it stands for a freedom struggle and that then also applies to Sweden. It […]
The Battle of Kyiv 1941 and 2022
Before Operation Barbarossa, Hitler believed that he would conquer the Soviet Union in three weeks and that the population would meet the German troops with flowers and open arms. Hitler was wrong and in Vetenskapsradion Historia the author Christer Bergström discusses the parallels that exist between the 1941 battle of Kyiv and today’s Russian invasion […]
No longer neutral War in Ukraine tests Finland’s attitude towards Russia
Finland has traditionally taken a cautious line of neutrality to avoid confrontation with its Russian neighbor. But the war in Ukraine is changing public attitudes, and joining NATO is becoming an increasingly realistic option. Twenty years ago, join NATO would have been unthinkable in Finland. But a historic shift in public opinion is now taking […]
The Pentagon opens hotline with Russia
The United States and Russia have set up a “deconflict” hotline to avoid misunderstandings that could trigger escalation, the Pentagon said. US and Russian militaries have established a “deconline line” to prevent misunderstandings or accidents from escalating into a war between Moscow and NATO, the Pentagon confirmed on Thursday. “The United States still has a […]
Russian fighter jets violate Swedish airspace during military exercises between Finland and Sweden
Four Russian military planes violated Swedish airspace on Wednesday, according to information from the Swedish Defense Forces. Swedish broadcaster SVT reported two Sukhoi SU-27s and two Sukhoi SU-24 fighter jets arrived in Swedish airspace east of the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea, adding that the attack was short-lived. The Swedish Air Force described […]
The Finnish and Swedish defense ministers talk about security, mutual co-operation
On Wednesday, Finland participated in a joint military exercise organized by its Nordic neighbor Sweden in the western part of the island of Gotland, the Defense Forces said. At the same time, the Finnish Minister of Defense Antti Kaikkonen (Center) met his Swedish counterpart Peter Hultqvist In Visby, Gotland, to discuss the current security situation […]
EXTRA SECTION: Russian warships tiles in the game about security
Tensions in Europe continue.Russia sends letters of demand, Britain warns and previous events are quickly forgotten as everything spins fast. In mid-January, three Russian landing craft entered the Baltic Sea, contributing to the Swedish reinforcement on Gotland. – In this situation when we have a completely different situation in the outside world with more uncertainty, […]
Sweden’s charged relationship with NATO
Swedish troop strengthens on Gotland in the midst of the security policy crisis in Europe. It is a sign that Sweden is ready to protect its own territory. But it is clear that we do not expect to do it all on our own, at least not for a long time. – Now we have […]
Drone observations reported on Swedish nuclear power plants, palaces
STOCKHOLM, Sweden: Sweden’s security service investigates drone observations reported on important Swedish sites, including nuclear power plants. Observations were reported at three nuclear power plants, as well as over airports and the Royal Palace, but authorities have not speculated on who is responsible. Local media reported that the police and the coast guard search the […]
HS: Defense forces raise readiness in the midst of tensions in the Baltic Sea
The Defense Forces, he stressed, are constantly monitoring the environment. “It’s obviously still the case today. It would be unnatural if we did not adjust our capabilities on the basis of observations whenever necessary, ”he said. Huusko reminded that raising the level of preparedness includes not only daily and weekly adjustments, but also the longer-term […]
Thursday’s papers: Åland’s security debate, the pay gap for nurses and vaccinations
As Finland’s role in the tensions between Russia and Ukraine has been emphasized, several experts have drawn attention to the autonomous island region of Åland, which is Finland’s Swedish-speaking maritime province. Göran Djupsund, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, told me Helsingin Sanomat states that due to Russia’s recent actions, the strategic importance of the island […]
Monday’s newspapers: NATO sends message, labor exploitation and Omicron shots
NATO has sent Dutch warship HNLMS Rotterdam to the Baltic Sea, reports Hufvudstadsbladet, quoting Sweden Aftonbladet. The ship is south of the Danish island of Bornholm. "It is a planned position, and they are there to show presence and solidarity with the whole alliance," A NATO spokesman told Aftonbladet. Last week, three Russian landing craft […]
Thoughts on European streets are explained by Russia
Armored vehicles were pictured rolling through the streets of a Swedish city when the military quoted “tensions?” between Russia and Ukraine Sweden has moved to increase security on Gotland’s largest Baltic Sea island in order to? Adapt? its security strategy to the? tense situation? on the Russian-Ukrainian border, located about 1,700 km southeast. Residents of […]
