Danish youngster wins big in poker championship
Danish professional poker player Peter Eastgate set a new record by becoming the youngest person to win the World Series of Poker’s main competition, ...
Denmark still on Islamist hit list
According to the Danish intelligence service, Islamist extremists still have Denmark and Danes living abroad in their sights. The Danish Security and ...
Free flaccid phalluses: sexless in Sweden
In what some are calling a misguided attempt to provide equal health services for its citizens, Sweden’s health authorities have only caused controver...
EasyJet offers new Scandinavian routes
In direct competition with Scandinavian Airlines SAS, budget carrier easyJet has started flying to and from Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport to both Milan ...
Swedish footballer Freddie Ljungberg joins US “soccer”
In a move that surprised more than a few pundits, Swedish football legend Freddie Ljungberg has decided to move to the United States to finish off his...
Scandinavian airline Sterling goes belly up
The latest budget airline to call it quits is Copenhagen-based Sterling, which announced on 29 October that it was cancelling all flights immediately....
Nordic chefs serve up Culinary Olympic gold
The 2008 Culinary Olympics, held in Erfurt, Germany, were a successful venture for a team of Finnish chefs, who served up a meal worth its weight in g...
Norway’s largest bank raided for insider trading
A specialist team from Okokrim, the Norwegian white-collar crime unit, stormed into the headquarters of DnB NOR and arrested two employees on charges ...