History looks strikingly different when the viewing angle is canted away from the ordinary. Writing the history of the Baltic region means bringing into a common frame the histories of Sweden, Finland ...

Gotska Sandön has long been regarded as a lonely and desolate place where people only occasionally hunted seals. But recent archaeological investigations reveal a considerably more complex history.

A Baltic cruise can take travelers to several diverse European cities in one week, from Copenhagen and Stockholm to Tallinn, Helsinki, Riga, Gdansk and beyond.

An exhibit celebrating 100 years of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian independence as well as US-Baltic relations is to be opened at the Riigikogu on Tuesday, where it will remain open to the public ...

When I lived in the Baltics in the early 1990s, we used to pooh-pooh the prospect of NATO membership. The obstacles seemed insurmountable: Soviet occupation soldiers who wouldn’t go home; disputed ...

The Baltic economies are too small to attract the attention of many investors but it's worth keeping an eye on dynamic entrepreneurial markets like these, says Frdric Guirinec. Located on the eastern ...

This week marks 20 years since the opening of the Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art in Gateshead. Looming over the River Tyne, the imposing building's unmissable presence alongside the Millennium ...

Divers from Finland have found a 400-year old ship in the depths of the Baltic Sea which offers a "unique insight" into boating history of the 1600s. The boat, which is an example of a Dutch 'fluit' ...

A ‘let-bygones-be-bygones’ approach to history has the advantage of simplicity, even if it is easier for perpetrators than for victims. Russia’s foreign ministry articulated it firmly in May 2005, ...

The Baltic countries comprise three nations in northeastern Europe: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. They are called "Baltic" because they all lie along the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. This sea ...