GPS treasure hunt attracts bounty hunters to Finland
A new orienteering phenomenon known as ‘geocaching’ has seen more than 1,500 enthusiasts descend on a Finnish campsite in the hope of uncovering ‘buri...
Swedish city builds bird toilet to protect marina boats
A city in Sweden has built a dedicated seagull lavatory in an attempt to lure the birds away from doing their business in the marina. After cries of e...
The View from Here, No. 1
The first in a regular series of columns by Chay Lemoine: Gudny Halldorsdottir’s Honour of the House
Weekend traffic ban coming to downtown Copenhagen
Copenhagen’s City Hall Council looks set to approve a measure that will ban vehicular traffic from the congested inner city centre on weekend nights. ...
Economic crisis bogies Sweden’s golf courses
In difficult economic times, luxury items are usually the first things to go. Golf clubs across Sweden are feeling the pinch as duffers keep their iro...
Disaster on Tivoli Gardens roller coaster
The famous Cobra roller coaster inside Aarhus’s Tivoli Friheden theme park has been closed indefinitely following an accident that injured four. The t...