Helsinki named World Design Capital for 2012
Helsinki has been awarded the title of World Design Capital for 2012 at the World Design Congress held in Singapore last week. The Finnish capital bea...
Danish insurers claim climate change is pushing up premiums
Danish insurance companies are planning to force up insurance premiums on the grounds that climate change is costing them money.
Telenor to launch billion dollar Indian mobile venture
Telenor, the Norway-based telecom provider, will soon strengthen its global operation with the addition of a new mobile service under the brand name U...
deCODE Genetics files for voluntary bankruptcy
(Press release) deCODE genetics Inc. (Nasdaq:DCGN) today announced that it has filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United St...
Swedish start up companies boosted by immigrants
Foreign-born residents have aided the new business boom across Sweden in recent years.
Lapland brewery closure stuns locals
The news that Lapin Kulta, the iconic beer of Finland’s Lapland, is set to halt production has shocked residents and city officials in the brewe...
Swedish Bank Buys Denmark’s Fionia
The Swedish Nordea AB Bank was quoted this week as having signed a contract to purchase Denmark’s Fionia Bank from the Danish State at a cost of EUR 1...
Protesters gather in front of Parliament today against Icesave deal
A group of people broke away from the crowd of protesters this afternoon and tried to break into the Parliament building. Two police officers stopped ...