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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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  • Wednesday, 20 December, 2023
    Bribery and corruption
    Latvia’s ex-central bank chief sentenced to 6 years’ jail for corruption

    Ilmārs Rimšēvičs guilty of taking bribes and a fishing trip to Russia from a commercial bank

    Ilmārs Rimšēvičs
  • Tuesday, 19 December, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Denmark follows Sweden and Finland in signing US defence deal

    Nordic countries seek closer relations with US military after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine

    The five men are wearing camouflage uniforms and helmets
  • Tuesday, 19 December, 2023
    Natural disasters
    Iceland volcano erupts after weeks of heightened earthquake activity

    Lava spews from 4km fissure but international airport and power plant currently unaffected

    A volcano spews lava and smoke as it erupts in Grindavik, Iceland late on Monday
  • Sunday, 17 December, 2023
    Work & Careers
    From cold water swimming to bison grilling: how CEOs spend Christmas

    Bosses of M&S, BA, Pioneer and others reveal their festive plans and traditions

    Victor Lugger, CEO of Big Mamma Group/ Amanda Wakeley/ Romi Savova CEO of PensionBee/ Sean Doyle - Chief Executive of British Airways
  • Friday, 15 December, 2023
    Northvolt AB
    Two die in separate accidents at Northvolt gigafactory in Sweden

    Incidents cast shadow over Europe’s leading start-up in sector

    A worker at the site of the Northvolt factory in Skellefteå, Sweden
  • Thursday, 14 December, 2023
    Terrorism
    Germany and Netherlands detain four over alleged Hamas plot

    Police make arrests in connection with what they say were planned antisemitic attacks

    Berlin skyline
  • Thursday, 14 December, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    EU divisions over Ukraine send wrong signal to US, says Sweden

    Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson concerned about crucial leaders’ summit ending in acrimony

    Ulf Kristersson
  • Thursday, 14 December, 2023
    Tesla Inc
    Wanted: Nordic expert to help Elon Musk defuse Tesla union row

    Carmaker seeks to beef up its Nordic lobbying efforts as operations in the region feel the impact of spreading strikes

    A banner from the IF Metall union reading ‘We Demand a Collective Agreement’ outside the Tesla service center in Segeltorp, Sweden
  • Wednesday, 13 December, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    EU unblocks €10bn for Hungary ahead of Ukraine summit

    Viktor Orbán signals willingness to strike ‘financial deal’ but still opposes accession talks with Kyiv

    Viktor Orbán stands with papers as he speaks in the Hungarian parliament
  • Wednesday, 13 December, 2023
    Tesla Inc
    Sweden unions to stop picking up Tesla waste in further setback to Elon Musk

    US carmaker suffers legal defeat after appeals court overturns decision allowing licence plates to be collected from transport agency

    Outside Tesla building in Segeltorp, Stockholm, Sweden in November 2023
  • Friday, 8 December, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Finnish court blocks extradition of Russian warlord to Ukraine

    Supreme court says Jan Petrovsky could face degrading treatment in Ukrainian custody

    Supreme Court of Finland in Helsinki
  • Wednesday, 6 December, 2023
    Financial fraud
    Hedge fund trader at heart of cum-ex scandal extradited to Denmark

    Briton Sanjay Shah is accused of defrauding the Scandinavian nation of $1.3bn

    Sanjay Shah
  • Tuesday, 5 December, 2023
    Environment
    Norway’s parliament backs deep-sea mining plans

    Environmentalists warn move to extract minerals needed for green industries risks damaging fragile ecosystems

    Anemones on the Arctic seabed
  • Tuesday, 5 December, 2023
    Tesla Inc
    Tesla battle with Swedish unions spreads to Denmark

    3F dockworkers and drivers say they will take sympathy action to prevent US cars reaching Sweden

    Tesla’s service centre in Segeltorp, Sweden
  • Tuesday, 5 December, 2023
    News in-depthNovo Nordisk AS
    Novo Nordisk seeks to use obesity drug findings to prevent weight gain

    Pharma group behind blockbuster drug wants to supersize its market impact

    Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, chief scientific adviser at Novo Nordisk, works in the lab
  • Tuesday, 5 December, 2023
    InterviewSveriges Riksbank
    Sweden’s long-term growth at risk from gang crime, warns central bank chief

    Riksbank governor Erik Thedéen says businesses would be affected if trust declines due to rise in violent crime

    A police officer on duty after an explosion in Uppsala, Sweden
  • Monday, 4 December, 2023
    FT Globetrotter
    Noma’s sweet legacy: Copenhagen’s new-wave bakeries

    Many of the top restaurant’s alumni have opened pastry shops and bakeries in the Danish capital — and they’re among the most delicious in the world

    The forearms of a man making a pastry with dough at Københavns Bageri
  • Friday, 1 December, 2023
    Person in the News
    Marie Nilsson, the Swedish union leader taking on Elon Musk

    IF Metall chief says country’s economic model could be at risk in dispute with Tesla boss

    Joe Cummings illustration of a woman holding a Tesla document and holding her other hand up with the index finger pointing. The Swedish flag forms the background
  • Thursday, 30 November, 2023
    News in-depthTesla Inc
    Sweden’s Tesla strikes pit Elon Musk against European labour ideals

    Wave of action over US carmaker’s rejection of collective bargaining risks spreading beyond Nordic country

    Union banners outside Tesla’s service centre
  • Thursday, 30 November, 2023
    Inside BusinessRetail sector
    Ikea and Lego bet big on the future of the store

    Scandinavian companies to expand physical presence to buck gloomy trends in their industries

    Ikea’s new store in Copenhagen
  • Tuesday, 28 November, 2023
    Tesla Inc
    Union chief warns of Tesla threat to Sweden’s model

    Marie Nilsson says joint decisions by employers and unions are at the heart of country’s prosperity

    Marie Nilsson, the head of the IF Metall union
  • Monday, 27 November, 2023
    Tesla Inc
    Tesla wins interim decision against Swedish state over car number plates

    Carmaker granted approval to collect registrations for new vehicles directly in dispute over collective bargaining

    Tesla logo on one of its electric cars
  • Monday, 27 November, 2023
    Novo Nordisk AS
    Novo Nordisk looks at flexible pricing for obesity drug

    Danish pharma group in talks with healthcare providers about innovative models to boost Wegovy take-up

    Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen
  • Friday, 24 November, 2023
    News in-depthNorthvolt AB
    Peter Carlsson, Northvolt’s battery revolutionary

    Head of group seeking to be Europe’s first homegrown champion in the sector is not your average Swedish CEO

    Peter Carlsson
  • Friday, 24 November, 2023
    Finland
    Finland warns Russia it is prepared to shut all border points over migrant pressure

    Foreign minister raises fears that Moscow could smuggle soldiers or war criminals into Nordic country

    A Finnish border guard speaks to migrants near the crossing between Finland and Russia in Salla, Finland
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