Finland supports EU flavored tobacco product ban
The Finnish government has stated that it supports an EU proposal to ban flavored tobacco products such as menthol cigarettes. EU health ministers app...
Greenland politician to resign and lead 2016 AWG in Nuuk
A key Greenlandic politician will resign from parliament in order to become director of the 2016 Arctic Winter Games in Greenland. Thirty-seven-year-o...
Nick Cave falls off stage during a concert in Iceland
Australian singer Nick Cave surprised his Icelandic audience by (accidentally) falling off stage during a performance given in Keflavik last Saturday ...
Swedish bus strikes spread to other cities
A bus driver strike has affected transport services in Stockholm and Umeå last week before spreading to other cities across Sweden as unions and emplo...
Finland population to exceed 5.5 million in 2015
Statistics Finland has predicted that the country’s population will exceed 5.5 million in 2015 if the present demographic trend continues.
Norway: cruise passenger killed
A 60-year-old American cruise liner passenger was killed when a rubber inflatable dinghy that was carrying her and other passengers on the ship to sho...
Sweden sentences Stanislas Mbanebabde over Rwandan genocide crimes
A Swedish court has jailed Stanislas Mbanenande for life for his role in the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Mbanenande, who is of Rwandan origin but now a ...
Aalborg drops out of Eurovision host race
Aalborg has pulled out of the race to host the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, leaving Copenhagen as firm favorites. There are now four cities still in ...