More youngsters contemplate sex change
An increasing number of young people in Finland are considering sex change operations, according to a gay rights organisation. Seta, which arranges te...
Danish racism report ‘obscures’ full picture
An anti-racism group in Denmark has criticised the government’s latest progress report to the UN, saying it is glossing over the country’s ongoing rac...
Free heroin good for Danish addicts
A scheme giving free heroin to Danish addicts has resulted in increased health and a reduction in crime and prostitution.
Finnish suicide rate reduced through social networking
Suicide ratesCases of ending one’s own life in Finland have been reduced over the past decade by around aone -third. However, the country is still pla...
Swedish Minister wants prostituion users to be named and shamed
Beatrice Ask, the Swedish justice minister, has suggested that families be informed in situations where fathers or husbands are suspected of purchasin...
Remote villages in Greenland under threat
The future of Greenland’s remote settlements has come under scrutiny after the Democratic Party’s Palle Chritiansen questioned the feasibility of vill...
Finland drunks on the dole
Heavy drinkers in Finland are increasingly receiving government disability pensions, with nearly 20 percent of the total number of pensioners being cl...
Sweden threatens to get tougher on crime
According to a new report from the Swedish government, the country needs to crack down on crime by handing out harsher punishments for violent crimes ...