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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, 5 May, 2026
    Oil & Gas industry
    Norway to reopen three gasfields closed down last century

    Move comes as Europe looks to secure more supplies from producers outside the Middle East and Russia

    Several interconnected oil platforms with cranes and support structures rise from the sea at the Ekofisk oil field in the North Sea.
  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Lift maker Kone strikes €29bn deal to buy TK Elevator

    Transaction marks successful sale of German company by private equity firms Advent and Cinven

    A TK Elevator (TKE) elevator at the Microsoft booth with several people inside and nearby at Hannover Messe 2026.
  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
    Oil & Gas industry
    EU rethinks opposition to Arctic oil and gas drilling

    U-turn by Brussels would be bitterly contested by environmental groups

    Snow-covered mountains and a glacier with low clouds reflected in the calm, icy waters of the Barents Sea.
  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
    Norway
    Is Norway really a war profiteer?

    Country is facing pressure from its neighbours to share increased energy earnings to support Ukraine

    Richard Milne
    Offshore oil platforms at the Ekofisk oil field in the North Sea with a red supply vessel nearby and gas flaring visible.
  • Tuesday, 21 April, 2026
    Money laundering
    Ex-Swedbank chief cleared of conviction in money-laundering scandal

    Birgitte Bonnesen had faced 15-month prison sentence for ‘gross swindling’

    Birgitte Bonnesen speaks during an interview, wearing glasses and a dark outfit with an orange scarf.
  • Wednesday, 15 April, 2026
    Speciality Steel UK
    Norway’s Blastr is preferred bidder for former Liberty Steel’s SSUK

    Former linchpin of Sanjeev Gupta’s empire was placed in compulsory liquidation

    Several tall chimneys at the Liberty Steel Group plant stand in front of a residential neighborhood with rows of houses in Rotherham.
  • Tuesday, 14 April, 2026
    Industrial metals
    Wallenbergs rescue Swedish green steel project with €1.4bn funding deal

    Stegra has been striving to avoid same fate as bankrupt Northvolt

    Steel framework of the Stegra AB green steel factory under construction, with cranes above a forested area.
  • Wednesday, 25 March, 2026
    Denmark
    Dane who lit up outside White House ‘real winner’ of elections

    Foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen emerges as kingmaker in any potential coalition government

    Lars Løkke Rasmussen speaks to the media, holding a pipe, surrounded by journalists and cameras at the Moderates' election party.
  • Wednesday, 25 March, 2026
    Private credit
    Europe needs more private credit, not less

    While problems with the financing source are emerging, the region needs to diversify from bank funding

    Richard Milne
    A satellite with multiple antennas and solar panels orbits above Earth, with the planet's surface and clouds visible below.
  • Wednesday, 25 March, 2026
    Oil
    Canada and Norway move to capitalise on Iran war oil price surge

    Nations position themselves as reliable suppliers in a ‘desperate’ world

    Tim Hodgson speaks into a microphone while gesturing with his hand during a panel at the CeraWeek conference.
  • Tuesday, 24 March, 2026
    Denmark
    Danish premier’s party suffers its worst election result since 1903

    But Mette Frederiksen may still secure a third term in office because her rightwing rival fared even worse

    Mette Frederiksen stands on stage in front of a red backdrop, surrounded by supporters holding signs and cameras.
  • Tuesday, 24 March, 2026
    Europe Express
    Danish premier Frederiksen poised to retain power as right splinters

    Also in this newsletter: How to tackle Europe’s air defence shortage

    Premium content
    People walk past a large election advertisement featuring Mette Frederiksen, with historic buildings in the background.
  • Monday, 23 March, 2026
    Mette Frederiksen
    Danish PM rides Trump Greenland dispute into election resurgence

    Standing up to US president has boosted Mette Frederiksen’s chances of winning third term

    Mette Frederiksen stands indoors near a window, looking outside with a thoughtful expression.
  • Thursday, 19 March, 2026
    Geopolitics
    Denmark was ready to blow up Greenland runways if US invaded

    Danish soldiers sent to Arctic island in January were also given blood supplies in case of combat

    Danish soldiers in camouflage gear and face coverings stand in a snowy landscape during shooting practice
  • Friday, 13 March, 2026
    Geopolitics
    Greenland’s foreign minister resigns amid tensions with US

    Vivian Motzfeldt’s party pulling out of ruling coalition comes at ‘terrible’ time, says PM

    Vivian Motzfeldt speaks to the media at a podium, with microphones in front and Greenland flags in the background.
  • Tuesday, 10 March, 2026
    Tax
    Lego chief hits out at Danish wealth tax proposal

    Niels Christiansen says Mette Frederiksen’s idea would ‘drain quite a lot of capital out of companies’

    Niels B. Christiansen sits on wooden steps in front of display shelves filled with colorful LEGO creations.
  • Thursday, 12 February, 2026
    Chinese foreign policy
    China wants to create a ‘Polar Silk Road’ through the Arctic

    Beijing targets shipping routes and resources in far north

    China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2 breaks through floating sea ice, leaving a path in the Amundsen Sea.
  • Sunday, 8 February, 2026
    Canadian politics
    Carney’s ‘art of the deal’: Canada leverages subs contract for auto investment

    Ottawa pits Germany against South Korea as it looks to strengthen non-US trade ties

    Prime Minister Mark Carney, wearing a suit, hard hat, and blue gloves, smiles while climbing down a ladder into a submarine.
  • Thursday, 5 February, 2026
    Epstein files
    Norway investigates former PM on suspicion of corruption over Epstein ties

    Oslo probes late sex offender’s links to Thorbjørn Jagland, who also led the Council of Europe and Nobel Committee

    Thorbjørn Jagland during an interview, wearing a suit and tie, looking slightly to the side.
  • Thursday, 5 February, 2026
    Container shipping
    Maersk fears first loss in a decade after rise in container shipping capacity

    Arrival of new vessels ordered during boom times and the reopening of Red Sea route hits freight rates

    Container ships loaded with shipping containers docked at the APM Maersk Terminal, with large cranes overhead.
  • Thursday, 5 February, 2026
    Precious metals
    Pandora to shift to platinum jewellery in move to decouple from silver price

    Danish group looks to ‘stop being so linked’ to silver after near quadrupling of metal’s price

    A person with an umbrella passes in front of a Pandora jewellery store in central Copenhagen.
  • Monday, 2 February, 2026
    Jeffrey Epstein
    Norway’s elite engulfed by Epstein scandal

    Crown princess and a former prime minister are among those mentioned in new files released on Friday

    Crown Princess Mette-Marit waves and smiles while wearing traditional Norwegian attire and holding a small Norwegian flag.
  • Monday, 2 February, 2026
    Ikea
    Ikea assembles China strategy with closure of seven big stores

    Swedish furniture group makes strategic shift to smaller outlets under Ingka chief executive Juvencio Maeztu

    A man examines a price sign for discounted furniture at an IKEA store in Shanghai, China, with other shoppers browsing in the background
  • Wednesday, 28 January, 2026
    FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
    US health insurer stocks call in sick

    White House Medicare proposal would keep reimbursement rates about flat and cut into revenue of coverage providers

  • Tuesday, 27 January, 2026
    Arctic
    How Nato is preparing for war in the Arctic

    Nordic nations hope US fixation on Greenland will spur alliance to catch up with years of Russian military build-up in the region

    A Russian soldier in winter camouflage and yellow goggles stands holding a machine gun on a snowy Arctic base, with a military vehicle behind.
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