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Richard Milne

Nordic and Baltic Bureau Chief

Richard Milne covers Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden for the FT. He was previously capital markets editor, European business correspondent, Frankfurt and Paris correspondents at the FT. He started as a graduate trainee in 2003. He won the business and finance journalist of the year in 2015 at the Press Awards for his coverage of Volkswagen's dieselgate scandal.
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  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    Europe Express
    Why EU leaders choked on a dinner deal for the bloc’s top brass Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: How Finland is (very) prepared for the worst

    European Council president Charles Michel gives a statement at the end of an informal meeting of the European Council in Brussels, Belgium
  • Sunday, 9 June, 2024
    Denmark
    Danish prime minister assaulted in central Copenhagen square

    Centre-left premier said to be ‘in shock’ as politicians from across country’s political spectrum express concern

    Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, pictured with her husband Bo Tengberg
  • Saturday, 8 June, 2024
    Tesla Inc
    Norway’s oil fund to vote against Musk’s $56bn Tesla pay award

    Top 10 shareholder of carmaker says it is ‘concerned’ about size of package

  • Tuesday, 4 June, 2024
    Working It18 min listen
    Best of: How Scandinavia cracked the productivity puzzle

    Lessons from our most (and least) productive peers

  • Tuesday, 4 June, 2024
    InterviewAP Møller-Maersk AS
    Christmas rush risks new supply chain crisis, warns Maersk boss

    Container shipping group raises financial guidance for second time in just over a month

    Container stacked on a Maersk vessel
  • Thursday, 30 May, 2024
    Iran
    Sweden accuses Iran of using criminal gangs to target Tehran’s enemies

    Intelligence service says ‘proxies’ attack Israelis and Iranian dissidents on Swedish soil

    Police officers are seen outside the Israeli embassy in Stockholm in January, 2024
  • Wednesday, 29 May, 2024
    Supercell Ltd
    ‘Clash of Clans’ developer releases first title in 5 years despite gaming slowdown

    Tencent-owned Supercell seeks to revive fortunes with mobile battle game ‘Squad Busters’

    An image from the mobile battle game ‘Squad Busters’
  • Sunday, 26 May, 2024
    Nato
    Six Nato countries plan ‘drone wall’ to defend borders with Russia

    Finland, Norway, Poland and Baltic states draw up proposal to prevent Moscow’s hybrid attacks

    A drone being prepared during a Nato military exercise in Poland in February
  • Thursday, 23 May, 2024
    Europe Express
    Why EU countries are split over recognising Palestine Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: putting sanctions on Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers

    Palestinians inspect the damage following Israeli bombardment early on May 22, 2024 on the town of al-Zawaida in the Deir al-Balah governorate in central Gaza
  • Thursday, 23 May, 2024
    Inside BusinessNorway's Oil Fund
    Norway’s oil fund and its Israel-Palestine dilemma

    Oslo is insistent that its fund is not a foreign policy tool but pressure is rising to take a stance on Middle East conflict

    The Johan Sverdrup field centre in the North Sea
  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2024
    Palestinian territories
    Israel recalls envoys as Spain, Ireland and Norway recognise Palestinian state

    Irish leader says more countries to join recognition push taking effect next week

    Displaced Palestinians walk around a puddle in front of destroyed buildings
  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2024
    Russian politics
    Russia unsettles Nato with plan to redraw Baltic Sea borders

    Defence ministry’s proposal draws condemnation from Lithuania and Finland

    A cargo ship moored at the port of Kaliningrad
  • Tuesday, 14 May, 2024
    Impact investing
    Norrsken closes €320mn impact investing fund to hunt for unicorns

    Venture group that backed Northvolt secures new money from institutions such as Credit Suisse and BMW’s pension fund

    Niklas Adalberth
  • Friday, 10 May, 2024
    Eurovision
    Eurovision’s unity message tested by backlash over Israel

    Performers caught up in tensions over Gaza war as Swedish host city of Malmö increases security

    Eden Golan performing her song
  • Thursday, 9 May, 2024
    Central banks
    Europe must close productivity gap with US, says Riksbank chief

    Swedish central bank governor Erik Thedéen fuels debate on continent’s struggle to boost competitiveness

    Riksbank governor Erik Thedeen
  • Wednesday, 8 May, 2024
    Sveriges Riksbank
    Sweden cuts interest rates as Europe diverges from Fed

    Krona falls against dollar after Riksbank trims main rate to 3.75%, its first reduction for eight years

    Swedish bank notes
  • Tuesday, 7 May, 2024
    Diamonds and gemstones
    Young consumers drive sales boom in lab-grown diamonds, says Pandora

    ‘It’s a different value proposition, and people are voting with their wallets’, says chief of mass-market jeweller

    Colourless lab-grown diamonds at the Diam Concept laboratory in Paris
  • Monday, 6 May, 2024
    Finland
    Finland boosts war readiness in face of Russian aggression

    Now in Nato, Helsinki disperses military supplies beyond its borders and hones economy for resilience

    Finnish soldiers take part in a training exercise in a snowy area
  • Sunday, 5 May, 2024
    Russian espionage
    Russia plotting sabotage across Europe, intelligence agencies warn

    Assessments suggest Kremlin agents preparing covert bombings, arson and attacks on infrastructure

    Montage of map of Europe and the Kremlin complex
  • Thursday, 2 May, 2024
    AP Møller-Maersk AS
    Red Sea trade disruption could last until next year, warns Maersk

    Shipping group raises forecast on higher volumes but fears new vessels from competitors will lead to overcapacity

    A Houthi supporter holds up a mock missile during a protest against the US and Israel, and in solidarity with the Palestinians in Yemen
  • Monday, 29 April, 2024
    Vinted
    Second-hand fashion site Vinted posts first annual profit

    Europe’s largest digital marketplace for used clothes boosted by rapid revenue growth

    Illustration of the Vinted app
  • Sunday, 28 April, 2024
    Baltic States
    Russian GPS jamming threatens air disaster, warn Baltic ministers

    Interference with navigation signals blamed on Moscow has forced two Finnish flights to turn around mid-journey

    A Finnair plane
  • Friday, 26 April, 2024
    FT Alphaville
    ‘Tigerboy’ and the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund’s flip-flop

    Chatham House Misrule

  • Wednesday, 24 April, 2024
    Norway's Oil Fund
    Europeans ‘less hard-working’ than Americans, says Norway oil fund boss

    Tangen finds US investments more attractive due to weaker regulations and more risk-taking

    Nicolai Tangen
  • Tuesday, 23 April, 2024
    Energy Source
    Sweden’s green industrial revolution hits speed bumps Premium content

    The rush to exploit a power surplus in the country’s north has raised questions over infrastructure and energy use

    Skellefteå
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