Now playing Next Sweden Sweden's ruling party begins internal debate on joining NATO Sweden's Social Democratic Party has previously been opposed to joining the military alliance. Russia's war in Ukraine may change that. 11/04/2022
Now playing Next Finland Finnish government websites hit by cyberattack during Zelenskyy speech The official websites of the Finnish foreign and defence ministries were both down for several minutes on Friday. 08/04/2022
Now playing Next Finland Activists block ship trying to unload Russian coal in Helsinki Helsinki's energy company says they needed to take delivery of the coal from Russia because it was already agreed in a contract - despite earlier pledges to the contrary. 05/04/2022
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe A slow burn: Ukraine war sees Sweden warm to NATO membership As political and public support for joining NATO continues to grow, Sweden's Social Democrat government looks set to change its foundational resistance to membership of the military alliance. 04/04/2022
Now playing Next Green News UK doubles down on nuclear power despite fierce opposition The British government plans to go ahead with nuclear power expansion - but some worry that accidents can happen and radioactive materials persist for thousands of years in the environment. 03/04/2022
Now playing Next Mobility Russia jammed passenger plane GPS signal, French official says Planes flying over Finland and the Baltic Sea reported interference with satellite navigation after Russia invaded Ukraine. 01/04/2022
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Now playing Next Climate Which European countries are leading the race on renewable energy? Some of the Scandinavian winners are predictable, but smaller countries like Albania and Montenegro also make the top 10. 31/03/2022
Now playing Next Finland Former Finnish minister acquitted of inciting anti-LGBT hate speech The Helsinki court said Päivi Räsänen's comments did not go beyond free speech laws. 30/03/2022
Now playing Next Finland Finns warn Russia could meddle in NATO debate The Finnish intelligence services issued new warnings this week about likely Russian interference in the Nordic nation's debate into joining NATO: using old fashioned blackmail or new deep fake tech. 30/03/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine Euroviews. Ukraine paying the price of EU's energy dependency on Russia | View "At the start of March, as Russian troops destroyed Ukrainian cities, the EU was paying Russia around €800 million a day for gas — drastically undercutting the economic impact of Western sanctions and funding the war." 29/03/2022
Now playing Next Smart Regions Frozen adventure: the project promoting sustainable Arctic tourism In partnership with the European Commission Smart Regions heads to Europe's frozen wilderness to find out about a sustainable tourist project that aims to protect Europe's fragile Arctic ecosystem. 28/03/2022
Now playing Next Smart Regions Beyond tourism: the sustainable Arctic holiday In partnership with the European Commission Smart Regions speaks to Rauno Posio, the man behind a cross-border project encouraging sustainable tourism in Europe's far north. 28/03/2022
Now playing Next Russia Which are some of the Western firms still operating in Russia? Many Western companies have stopped their Russian operations to comply with sanctions, but some very recognisable brands are still doing business there - so what's the deal? 25/03/2022
Now playing Next Finland End of the line in Finland for last direct EU-Russia train link It's the end of the line for a twice-daily service between Helsinki and St Petersburg, the only remaining rail link for Russians travelling to the EU, as the last service arrived in the Finnish capital. 25/03/2022
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Meet the Europeans teaching Ukrainians how to use lethal weapons The Europeans helping with the training include volunteers from Finland, Norway, Lithuania and Latvia. 25/03/2022
Now playing Next Destinations World’s longest flight times: Would you spend 18 hours on a plane? An Auckland to New York service is flying into the number four spot later this year. 24/03/2022