Swedes unhappy with pensions
Eight out of 10 Swedes think their pension will be insufficient to cover their living expenses during their retirement years, revealed a Gothenburg Un...
Nordic fund agrees new film and TV budget
Producers in the Nordic countries will have access to €52m of funding over the coming five years after Nordisk Film & TV Fund agreed a new deal wi...
Iceland sets mackerel quota
Iceland has set its total allowable mackerel catch quota for this year at 147,547 metric tonnes.
Noma named world’s best restaurant for the fourth time
Copenhagen’s Noma restaurant has reclaimed the honour of being the world’s best restaurant, after having lost the title to El Celler de Can Roca last ...
Finland: Emergency services having to cope with intoxicated patients
Emergency service workers in the Finnish city of Tampere have worked out that over 40 per cent of the patients they treated in a two-month period were...
Computer game sales soaring in Denmark
The popularity of computer games is on the rise in Denmark, particularly the trend of downloading them online, new figures have shown.
More Swedes choosing to change their names
Swedes with common surnames are opting to change them more than ever before and analysts believe the trend will continue with the introduction of simp...
Old food served in busy Copenhagen McDonald’s
Undercover visits to the busiest McDonald’s branch in Denmark have revealed that the fast food restaurant chain is serving up old food on a regular ba...