The rapid military base build-up from #Russia along its vast #Arctic coast leads to #NATO and the #Nordics playing catch-up. DW News reports from a joint exercise of air forces from #Norway, #Sweden, and #Finland, with commentary from Professor Katarzyna Zysk at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies.

#Geopolitics

https://youtu.be/BxqQqfDJ1Bc?si=4SXWdpWhS_jK1QvU

We’re becoming extinct in Brussels.

That’s the existential exhortation from countries like Denmark, Sweden and Finland, which say the European Union has to change its hiring habits or risk virtually eliminating Nordic officials from the European Commission, the powerful EU executive that writes the legislation governing an entire Continent.

https://www.politico.eu/article/european-union-staff-national-representation-nordic-scandinavia-sweden-finland-denmark-quotas-blue-book-traineeship/
#EU #EuropeanCommission #Nordics #Denmark #Sweden #Finland

Schöner Titel, frischt meine Urlaubsstimmung wieder auf #schweden #nordics #musik
Lars Danielsson/ Tarantella / - Traveller's Defense
https://ymusicapp.com/watch?v=SnaIl__z6GI

Voters in Finland go to the polls on Sunday in a general election that could see a change of both prime minister and ruling coalition government.

Euronews has everything you need to know about Finnish politics, parties, personalities and the issues at stake as the Nordic nation votes.

https://www.euronews.com/2023/03/27/everything-you-need-to-know-about-finlands-general-election

#Finland #Nordics #Elections #Politics #SannaMarin

Ari Eldjárn is a #comedian from #iceland. His show on #netflix is very #funny. I’ve lived in the #Nordics and worked with #Danish people. His Danish accent is spot on.

None of the Nordic countries has a Constitutional Court but they all have codified constitutions. #ConstitutionalLaw #Nordics

While #ClimateChange absolutely sucks, this warm winter is not without benefits, especially if you are into #watersports and live in the #Nordics 🤙

#WingFoil

@sonictyrant not really, as "constriction wood" prices soared due to #Canada having bad harvests and thus companies buying more from the #nordics that are quite #affordable...

@malcircuit wrote:

"Productivity is capitalist bullshit (that doesn't need to infect your free time too)"

You were doing really well until this bit here.

"Capitalism", when poorly implemented, can be, has been and is exploitative and denies people the opportunity to do their "own stuff".

But surely some "other economic models" can also be slightly unforgiving wrt. those leisure time opportunities? If we're talking about from 20th century onwards...

Maybe there are "capitalistic" implementations that are in fact quite beneficial towards leisure activities when compared to those non- or anticapitalistic systems?

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[update] Fair enough. I see #anticapitalism is *The Cause* here so any nuance may come across as 'against' it.

With the other far end of the spectrum (far right) deriding all forms of socialism as evil, Europeans — with a democratically determined *mix of both* #capitalism and #socialism — must really be living in a hellish #dystopia... especially those in the #Nordics, the happiest corner of the world.

RT @domenpresern@twitter.com

Back on @MriyaReport@twitter.com after a crash, still with @HenriVanhanen@twitter.com talking developments in #NATO, #Nordics, #Finland and the European security situation more broadly.

Later today: General Ben Hodges @general_ben@twitter.com will join us

Click on the link below to join>>
https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1YpKkgpBDddKj https://twitter.com/MriyaReport/status/1609760539739303937

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/domenpresern/status/1609919970120531971

Just showing off on how blessed I am living in the amazing #rural #sweden I can’t wish for a better place to call #home. ❤️❤️❤️ #rurallife #nature #nordics #winter #scandinavia

If you're interested in #education, #metamodernity, #bildung, and perhaps #Scandinavia / the #Nordics, check out my podcast and video series: #Nordic #Metamodern: https://www.nordicbildung.org/nordic-metamodern/

RT @Hanaholmen: The Hanaholmen Future Forum 2022: The keynote speech given by @alexstubb in April on Finland, Sweden, Europe and the (new) Global Order already has over 4K views on YouTube.

Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64gipLIS0wo&t=1396s

#fforum #nordics #geopolitics

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/alexstubb/status/1521384226712653825

I agree. @MarinSanna
RT @helisuominen: Finnish and Swedish Prime Ministers on @FT’s front page today. Very proud of our Nordic societies and values. #nordics

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/alexstubb/status/1514646105740427267

RT @helisuominen: Finnish and Swedish Prime Ministers on @FT’s front page today. Very proud of our Nordic societies and values. #nordics

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/ljaakonsaari/status/1514645522224713733

RT @NordicInstitute@twitter.activitypub.actor
The commercial registers of #Estonia and #Finland started exchanging #data over X-Road, which enables the two registries to make inquiries to each other, reducing paperwork and fraud.
https://buff.ly/2uMZu1G #XRoad #egov #govtech #opensource #software #technology #EU #Nordics