Sweden and Finland, Europe's most forested countries, are not doing enough to protect their primary and old-growth forests, falling short of EU commitments, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said in a report Thursday.

Many of the 1,500 Jews who live in Finland today can trace their roots back to the Russian military, which brought them here as conscripts. Beginning in the 1850’s, Jews, who now constitute a tiny percentage of the country’s 5.

MONTREAL -- The 4 Nations Face-Off starts three weeks from Wednesday in Montreal, but the rivalry between Sweden and Finland is already heating up. Just ask Montreal Canadiens forward Patrik Laine, who will represent Finland on his home rink at Bell Centre in Montreal.

Lundell also talks about playing with Panthers teammate Aleksander Barkov for Team Finland, his excitement for the first best-on-best tournament featuring NHL players since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, and more during his interview with podcast co-hosts Dan Rosen and Shawn P. Roarke.

WWF has called on the European Commission to ensure that Finland and Sweden are compliant with their obligations to protect old-growth forests under EU law.

Senior leaders from U.S. Army Europe and Africa and their Nordic allies gathered at Lucius D. Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden, Germany,

Sweden’s government says the country will contribute up to three warships to a NATO effort to increase the alliance’s presence in the Baltic Sea as it tries to guard against sabotage of underwater inf

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Stockholm Wood City is swapping polluting steel and concrete for a more climate-friendly construction material: timber.

We will need to take some risks to build a stronger defence capability faster than we normally do,’ says country’s defence minister

Sweden became the Western military alliance's 32nd member in March. It followed neighboring Finland into NATO after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The government said this will be the first time that Sweden as a NATO ally contributes ...

And so, a door long closed in the hockey world opens once again. The game’s best players will have the opportunity to don the jerseys of their home nations and measure themselves against their peers at the 4 Nations Face-Off this February.