# major preservation project underway for sweden's 17th century warship vasa ## historic ship in need of urgent repairs a significant preservation project has commenced in stockholm aimed at safeguarding the vasa, a 17th-century warship that sank shortly after its launch

# england triumphs over latvia with a 3-0 victory **london, march 25, 2025** — in a decisive display, england emerged victorious against latvia with a convincing 3-0 win in the uefa world cup 2026 qualifying match held at wembley stadium early on tuesday morning

# sp(r)int studio transforms viking ruins in iceland with innovative design **reykjavik, iceland** – architecture firm sp(r)int studio has successfully renovated and extended a timber structure that shelters viking-era archaeological ruins in iceland

# finland raises minimum income requirement for work permit extensions **april 6, 2025** - in a significant change to its immigration policy, finland has raised the minimum income limit for work permit extensions for foreign workers

**nato secretary general visits multinational battlegroup in estonia** *tallinn, estonia – october 23, 2024* nato secretary general mark rutte visited estonia on october 22 and 23, 2024, where he met with high-ranking estonian officials and visited the troops stationed at the tapa base as part of nato's multinational battlegroup

# match preview: portugal vs norway - 3rd t20i **date and venue** the third t20 international match between portugal and norway is set to take place on april 9, 2025

**norway wrongly deports british traveller due to misinterpretation of passport rules** *controversy arises over border check practices* in a troubling incident that highlights inconsistencies in border control practices, norway has mistakenly deported a british traveler due to incorrect interpretations of passport validity rules

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**aero norway achieves as9110 certification, recognizing high standards in aerospace maintenance** *date: april 8, 2025* *written by eddie saunders* aero norway, a prominent facility specializing in the repair of cfm56 and leap engines, has announced a significant achievement by attaining as9110 certification

**norway commits $454 million for artillery ammunition to support ukraine** **oslo, norway – april 7, 2025** the norwegian government has announced it will allocate approximately $454 million to purchase artillery ammunition for ukraine

**arla and dmk join forces to form new european dairy cooperative** *by sara sjolin | april 8, 2025* in a significant move for the dairy industry, denmark’s arla foods and germany’s dmk group have announced plans to merge into a single cooperative

# slower consumption growth eases power supply fears in norway **april 8, 2025** - a recent report has indicated that norway's power supply situation, while expected to tighten over the next four years, is facing positive adjustments due to slower-than-anticipated growth in electricity consumption

# eib finances groundbreaking carbon capture plant in stockholm **stockholm, sweden – april 8, 2025**: the european investment bank (eib) has announced a loan of €260 million to stockholm exergi for the construction of sweden's first large-scale bioenergy plant that incorporates carbon capture and storage (beccs)