Vilnius

Satellite company plans expansion in Vilnius

Kongsberg NanoAvionics is a Lithuanian company which manufactures small satellites, and its currently looking for a place to expand in Vilnius since receiving a major order from the US-based space [..]

Vilnius planning civil defence, anti-terrorist drills

Drills aimed at ensuring crisis management, civil defence and anti-terrorist activities are due to take place in Vilnius on Tuesday. Participants will train how to respond a large chemical fire [..]

Too early to talk about resuming train service between Vilnius and Minsk – adviser

It is too early to discuss the resumption of passenger train service between Vilnius and the Belarusian capital, Minsk, Deividas Matulionis, President Gitanas Nausėda’s chief national security adviser, has said. [..]

Israeli airline to launch flights from Vilnius

The Israeli airline Israir Airlines has announced flights from Vilnius to Tel Aviv. The flights are to be serviced at Vilnius Airport by the Litcargus passenger and aircraft ground maintenance [..]

Vilnius receives top honors for investment strategy

Vilnius has received the award for Best Foreign Direct Investment Strategy in fDi’s Mid-Sized European Cities of the Future 2025 ranking. The city also ranked 4th in Economic Potential, 2nd [..]

Von der Leyen in Vilnius: Russia targets European infrastructure, tests defenses

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned in Vilnius on Sunday that Russia is targeting European infrastructure and testing its defenses. “Russia targets European infrastructure, testing our defenses, spreading [..]

More Nature, More Happiness: 9 Ways Vilnius is Creating Greener City

Vilnius, soon to be the European Green Capital for 2025, is demonstrating the importance of sustainable urban spaces for both the planet and residents’ well-being. Key initiatives include expanding 140 [..]

Biopharma company to open facility in Vilnius

BioPharmaSpec is a US-based contract research organisation (CRO) which specialises in biopharmaceutical analysis. It has just announced plan to open a new facility in Vilnius, Lithuania, early next year. The [..]

Play Airlines to operate twice-weekly Vilnius-Reykjavik flights from next year

Iceland’s low-cost carrier Play Airlines is set to increase its flight frequency between Vilnius and Reykjavik to twice a week starting in mid-May next year, Lietuvos Oro Uostai (Lithuanian Airports, [..]

Vilnius plans special publication for residents on crisis preparedness

The Vilnius authorities will distribute a special publication on preparing for possible crisis situations to the residents of the capital. According to the description of the public tender announced in [..]

Tesla establishes Tesla Lithuania in Vilnius

Tesla International of the Netherlands, which is owned by the US electric vehicle (EV) giant Tesla, is setting up a company in Lithuania – Tesla Lithuania. According to the Center [..]

Cyprus fund manager ISWM Asset Management establishes ISWM Hotel LT in Vilnius

ISWM Hotel LT, an investment management company, has been established in Vilnius by ISWM Real Estate Fund Raif, a real estate investment fund managed by Cyprus-registered ISWM Asset Management. According [..]

Wizz Air resumes flights from Vilnius to Tel Aviv

Hungarian airline Wizz Air is on Tuesday resuming flights from Vilnius to Tel Aviv. “Wizz Air is resuming flights,” the airline’s communications agency told BNS. The airline suspended its flights [..]

Sweden’s Pax2pay launches operations in Vilnius

Pax2pay, a Swedish digital payments company, has set up its business in Lithuania. According to the Center of Registers, the company was established in Vilnius on July 26 and is [..]

Singaporean fintech Telcoin establishes 2nd company in Vilnius

Telcoin, a Singaporean fintech company, has established its already second company in Lithuania. Telcoin was established in Vilnius on July 18 and is led by David Stuart, a UK citizen [..]

Teva Baltics set to expand its pharmaceutical plant in Vilnius

Teva Baltics, part of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, one of the world’s largest generic drug manufacturers, is set to expand its pharmaceutical plant in Vilnius with the addition of two new [..]

National Blood Center acquires irradiation equipment to speed up blood delivery in Vilnius

The purchase of blood irradiation equipment for 250,000 euros will shorten the delivery of blood in Vilnius, Daumantas Gutauskas, director of the National Blood Centre (NBC), has said. “The process [..]

Vilnius to host concert featuring performers from Baltics to mark Baltic Way’s anniversary

The 35th anniversary of the Baltic Way will be marked in Vilnius with a concert “650 Kilometers of Freedom” featuring more than 200 performers from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia who [..]

Vilnius plans to buy study for metro or other new public transport system

Vilnius’ municipal public transport company Susisiekimo Paslaugos is planning to purchase an international feasibility study on setting up an underground railway system or other new public transport system in the [..]

Thirty-five journalists imprisoned in Belarus “freed” symbolically in Vilnius

Journalists from different countries symbolically “freed” from prison 35 colleagues, currently imprisoned in Belarus, during a solidarity event in Vilnius on Friday. The #freedomforjournalists event was organized on the territory [..]

Ryanair cancels flight from Vilnius due to strike in France

Irish airline Ryanair has cancelled more than 300 flights, including from Vilnius to Paris, due to Thursday’s strike by French air traffic controllers. According to information on Vilnius Airport’s website, [..]

Greece’s Aegean Airlines to launch direct Vilnius-Athens flights Friday

Greece’s Aegean Airlines is set to launch direct flights between Vilnius and Athens on Friday. The Greek carrier will officially present its upcoming operations in Lithuania on Friday, Lietuvos Oro [..]

Volkov’s attack in Vilnius was likely Kremlin-organized operation – SSD

The recent attack on Leonid Volkov, a close associate of late Alexei Navalny, in Vilnius was likely a Russian-organized and carried out operation, Lithuania’s State Security Department said on Wednesday. [..]

Lufthansa cancels four Vilnius-Frankfurt flights on Tuesday

German airline Lufthansa has cancelled all flights between Vilnius and Frankfurt scheduled for Tuesday due to a strike by its employees. A total of 4 flights were cancelled: two from [..]

Air Baltic to offer flights from Vilnius to Hamburg, Lisbon from May

Latvia’s Air Baltic is set to offer flights from Vilnius to Hamburg and Lisbon from May, Lithuanian Transport Minister Marius Skuodis said on Wednesday. “Starting from May, Air Baltic will [..]

Wizz Air, Ryanair to resume flights from Vilnius to Tel Aviv in spring

Wizz Air and Ryanair plan to resume flights from Vilnius to Tel Aviv in the spring after they were suspended in October following the start of the Hamas military conflict [..]

Frankfurt beats Vilnius, other cities to host EU anti-money laundering agency

The European Union’s new Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) will be based in Frankfurt, which beat off competition from eight other contenders including Vilnius. According to BNS sources in EU bodies, [..]

Kempinski hotel in central Vilnius to be replaced by Hilton

The Grand Hotel Kempinski Vilnius located next to the capital’s central Cathedral Square will be replaced by Curio Collection by Hilton, an upscale hotel brand of Hilton, a leading global [..]

Tenerife, Munich, Vilnius most popular Air Baltic destinations from Estonia in January

For passengers flying out of Tallinn, the most popular flight destinations of Air Baltic in January were Tenerife, Munich and Vilnius. In addition, flights to Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Malaga were [..]

Iceland’s Play to fly between Vilnius, Reykjavik

Iceland’s low-cost airline Play will launch regular flights between Vilnius and Reykjavik from May, Lithuanian Transport Minister Marius Skuodis announced, adding that the flights will be operated once a week, [..]

Tallinn ranks 17th in global quality of life index; Vilnius at 36th and Riga at 88th

Tallinn, Estonia’s capital city, has landed in 17th place among 195 cities worldwide in the Numbeo 2024 Quality of Life Index category. The category assesses various factors affecting quality of [..]

Plans to remove Soviet pedestal, altar at Antakalnis Cemetery in Vilnius by mid-February

There are plans to remove a Soviet-era pedestal and altar at Antakalnis Cemetery by the middle of February. Just over a year ago, sculptures of Soviet soldiers were also removed [..]

Farmers move towards Vilnius as protests continue

Farmers in Lithuania have already started moving towards Vilnius with their machinery from various parts of the country as protests launched in early January continue. “The agriculture minister is now [..]

New Museum of Culture and Identity of Lithuanian Jews opens in Vilnius

A new Museum of Culture and Identity of Lithuanian Jews, also known as the Litvak Museum, is opening its doors to the public on Thursday. The branch of the Vilna [..]

Ukraine’s Join UP! launches direct flights from Vilnius to Sri Lanka

Join UP!, Ukraine’s leading tour operator, launches direct flights from Vilnius to Sri Lanka on Thursday. Ukraine’s SkyUp Airlines will fly tourists to Mattala Airport, while Join UP! will offer [..]

Veolia says ready to pay Vilnius about EUR 35 mln

Veolia has said it is ready to pay almost 35 million euros to Vilnius after the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce’s Arbitration Institute on November 30 issued its ruling in a [..]

Veolia ordered to pay Vilnius EUR 83 million – arbitral court

Vilnius has won an international arbitration case against the French group Veolia and its subsidiary Vilniaus Energija (Vilnius Energy) as an arbitral court has awarded the city more than 83 [..]

Northway Group set to launch construction of Bio City in Vilnius

Northway, a group of biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies owned by scientist and entrepreneur Vladas Algirdas Bumelis, is launching the construction of Bio City, the largest biotechnology complex in Europe, in [..]

Half a ton of drugs worth EUR 70 mln seized in international operation in Vilnius

Officers of the Lithuanian Customs Criminal Service (CCS) intercepted a consignment containing half a ton of drugs during an international operation in Vilnius. The value of such a consignment of [..]

Vilnius-Riga passenger train to be launched next year – minister

A passenger train between Vilnius and Riga will start running early next year, Lithuanian Transport and Communications Minister Marius Skuodis says, adding that the train will go via Siauliai, and [..]