Man found guilty of bicycle molestation
A man was convicted in court last Friday in Sweden for sexual molestation after he used the saddles of three bicycles in order to satisfy himself. Acc...
Norway donates more to Cyclone Nargis relief
Last week, the Department of Foreign Affairs announced that the government of Norway would increase the amount of emergency aid it would send to Burma...
The mathematics of midges
Midges have become the subject of mathematical study, with Icelandic midges drawing scientist’s particular attention. According to reports in the New ...
When three become two: Austria more equal than others
There are three candidates currently in competition for two vacant seats on the U.N. Security Council. According to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon...
Head of Glitnir Bank named Person of the Year
Nordic bank Glitnir has announced that its CEO Larus Welding has been named Person of the Year 2008 by the readers of Intrafish, the world’s largest s...
Finns love their president
According to a recent poll published in the daily newspaper Kaleva last week, the citizens of Finland are highly satisfied with their current Presiden...
MPs receive violent threats
Members of the Norwegian Parliament were recently threatened, according to reports from NRK. The threats of violence against the politicians have led ...
Industrial action in Finland
On Thursday last week, employees of the Atria food group of Finland at the Forssa facility participated in a walkout, according to reports in the Finn...