Iceland grew in 2008
According to the Resident Register at the National Registry Office of Iceland, the population of Iceland was 319,368 on 1st January 2009, up from 315,...
Danish police not allowed to wear headscarves
Despite the fact that Norway recently decided to allow Muslim women working in the national police force the right to wear headscarves while on duty, ...
Norway’s prime minster rides shotgun in road rally
Jens Stoltenberg, the Prime Minister of Norway, ripped around the Norway Rally circuit as World Champ Sebastien Loeb’s passenger in a celebration of n...
Finnish company applies to build nation’s sixth nuclear reactor
Finland is debating whether it needs a sixth nuclear power plant, and several firms are vying to win the contract to build it. The Finnish utility com...
Sweden makes nuclear U-turn
Sweden made a sharp turn away from its 29-year ban on new nuclear power plants last week when the government overturned the 1980 law. The Swedish gove...
New improved banknotes coming to Denmark
In a bid to curb counterfeiting, the Danish government has announced it is creating new banknotes that contain the latest security measures. The Centr...
Norway to raise toxic Nazi submarine
Norway’s government has decided to raise a Nazi submarine that sank off its shores in the North Sea during World War II because it contains a massive ...
The Greenland Dialogue returns to Denmark
After spending last year in Argentina, the Greenland Dialogue will return to its home country of Denmark this summer. Denmark’s Climate and Energy Min...