Social trust is high in the Nordic region – and there is a recipe for that
The Nordic countries are often regarded as the role-model region of the world when it comes to equality on different levels of society. Equal access t...
New Zealand apologises for Finland jibes
New Zealand’s transport minister has apologised for insulting Finland, claiming his remarks were sarcastic and just made in jest.
Norwegian MP blames drug habit on job
A Norwegian MP has blamed loneliness and the stress of the job on his drug problem, after a police raid of his apartment uncovered narcotics.
Secret letter reveals Swedish-Saudi security plans
A leaked letter has revealed that the Swedish government was in talks with Saudi Arabia about providing the dictatorship with an advanced security sys...
Parliament speaker calls for an end to boozing MPs
Finland’s Speaker of Parliament has denounced MPs drinking on the job in the wake of several alcohol-related scandals.
Danish police use force against anti-fascist demonstrators
Danish police used batons and pepper spray to break up an anti-fascist protest outside the meeting of a centrist party youth movement which had invite...
Finns Party councillor expelled after Facebook comment
A council member for the right-wing Finns Party, who wrote on Facebook that a man suspected of shooting two men from immigrant backgrounds should be g...
Thorning-Schmidt and Obama talk debt and daughters
In arguably her biggest moment on the international stage to date, Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt enjoyed a 40-minute meeting with US Pr...