Sweden releases more details of huge auto bailout
As reported unofficially last week, Sweden’s government has now confirmed it has decided to bail out its crippled auto industry by providing emergency...
Third of Swedish doctors support euthanasia
A new survey just released in the Svenska Dagbladet indicates that one in every three doctors in Sweden supports legalising euthanasia. Interestingly,...
Greenpeace activists try to board Danish-bound ship
Danish police arrested three activists from Greenpeace as they tried to board a cargo ship carrying coal bound for Denmark. The Nordic branch of Green...
Norway hosts landmark treaty banning cluster bombs
Oslo was the site of a gathering of representatives from more than 120 countries who came to Norway’s capital to sign a landmark treaty banning the us...
Seeking unemployed witches in Sweden
During the current economic downturn, finally some positive employment news is coming out of Sweden: Haxriket i Norden, a company based in Ahus, is lo...
Greenland votes for self-rule
In an strong show of support for the referendum on self-rule last week, Greenlanders voted three-to-one in favour of beginning the process of severing...
Finland ups its alcohol tax to curb binge drinking
The government of Finland has reported that in 2009 the state tax on all alcohol sales will be increased by an additional ten percent. The rationale b...
Greenland may be getting an early election
Greenland’s coalition government appears to be falling apart as it faces a growing number of problems that it doesn’t seem to be able to address. Serm...