Eurosonic Noorderslag chooses Iceland as focus country for 2015
Eurosonic Noorderslag has revealed that Iceland will be its focus country at the 2015 conference and festival in Groningen, the Netherlands.
Princess Madeleine delivers baby in New York
Princess Madeleine of Sweden gave birth to a baby girl in New York on Thursday last week, with the royal saying she is “overwhelmed” with the new arri...
Iceland: Central bank governor could be replaced
Iceland has advertised the central bank governor position after current governor Már Guðmundsson questioned the government’s decision to go ahead with...
Immigrants behind Sweden population increase
Sweden’s population experienced its biggest increase in seven decades in 2013, new statistics have shown, mainly because of the 115,000 immigrants who...
Iceland to withdraw EU membership bid amid protests
Iceland is to withdraw its membership bid for the EU without holding the referendum that the two ruling parties had previously promised, the governmen...
Sweden considers sending troops to Mali
Sweden is considering sending several hundred troops to aid peacekeeping operations in Mali, revealed Foreign Minister Carl Bildt.
Innovative Finns create 15,000 new inventions annually
The Finnish Invention Foundation finances around 150 new inventions each year, with enthusiastic Finns coming up with a whopping 15,000 new ideas annu...
More homeless people in Helsinki suburbs
There has been a rise in the number of homeless people in Helsinki’s suburbs of Vantaa and Espoo, according to the Housing Finance and Development Cen...