Finnish environmental authorities have begun a project to trawl the Baltic sea and remove abandoned fishing nets known as ghost nets which continue to trap fish and other wildlife (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

Finnish environmental authorities have begun a project to trawl the Baltic sea and remove abandoned fishing nets known as ghost nets which continue to trap fish and other wildlife (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

The small island of Kihnu in the Baltic sea is a unique, centuries-old society where women do most of the jobs on land while the men are away at sea fishing (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

The small island of Kihnu in the Baltic sea is a unique, centuries-old society where women do most of the jobs on land while the men are away at sea fishing (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

As a vital maritime trade hub for landlocked Belarus, the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda now faces possible economic difficulties due to the Baltic state government's hard line against President Alexander Lukashenko (Footage by AFPTV via...

French President Emmanuel Macron and Latvia's President Egils Levits hold a press conference and take part in a ceremony at the Monument of Liberty in Riga during Macron's official visit to Latvia and the Baltic region (Footage by AFPTV...

Estonia's pro-business opposition leader Kaja Kallas is nominated to become the Baltic eurozone member's first woman prime minister, pending the support of parliament (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

China accuses Lithuania of being instigated by certain major powers over its Taiwan policies after officially downgrading diplomatic ties with the Baltic state to the charge d'affaires level over Taiwan's establishment of a de facto...

The Taiwanese director of the country's representative office in Lithuania says their aim is to "strengthen" ties, following China's announcement that it had officially downgraded diplomatic ties with the Baltic nation (Footage by AFPTV...

The tiny handful of Lithuanians living in Taiwan are suddenly in vogue among the island's residents after their small Baltic nation did something Taipei has long staked its identity on: stand up to China (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

NATO and its allies meet in the Baltic Sea to conduct BALTOPS22 exercises (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

During the BALTOPS 22 exercises, 13 NATO members and their allies from Sweden and Finland take part in exercises in the Baltic Sea (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has his sights on other Eastern European nations, according to Lithuania President Gitanas Nauseda. "This is absolutely clear that if Ukraine falls there will be a second target, and a third one, and so...