Finland’s Crisis Classroom
A bill before Finland’s parliament asks what schools owe children when a power failure or other emergency upends the ordinary school day.
Who Pays to Secure Denmark’s Water?
Denmark wants more water utilities to prepare for sabotage and other disruptions. Lawmakers are asking how the government would divide the costs.
Who Holds Power in a Swedish Crisis?
Sweden has changed its constitution so ministers can act faster in a severe crisis. The dispute was over how soon lawmakers should have a say.
Norway and Britain’s AI Pact
Norway and Britain want to test powerful AI systems together. Their new pledge also raises a practical question about where public services run them.
Who Runs the Faroese Police?
A proposal to put policing under Faroese control has split lawmakers over when the islands should take responsibility from Denmark.
Estonia’s Locomotives for Ukraine
Estonia is turning to its railway companies to help Ukraine keep passengers and freight moving as Russian attacks on the rail network intensify.
Finland’s Barracks Under Strain
A Finnish commander warns that investigations are eating into military training time, while recruits who report harassment face pressure from within their own ranks.
Denmark Questions Platform Liability
Danish lawmakers want to know what prosecutors can do when online platforms carry sexualized deepfakes involving children, including material distributed across borders.
Too Young for a Sentence
A street shooting in Sweden left people wounded. A court ruling shows what justice can deliver when the person who fired was a child.
Norway’s Defense Contracts
A public hearing in Oslo is testing whether Norway’s defense agencies have brought military purchasing under control after repeated breaches of procurement rules.
Huang’s China Entanglement
Jensen Huang’s campaign to sell advanced chips to China now faces scrutiny over suspected smuggling and his reported relationship with an alleged intelligence operative.
After the GPS Warnings
Planes have broken off approaches in northern Norway. Calls have dropped near Finland’s eastern border. Both countries are taking the problem to Doha.