Suicide Memorial Day held in Finland
Finland held candlelit vigils on Sunday to commemorate its citizens who have taken their own lives.
Apartment explosion was ‘murder-suicide’
A Danish man is believed to have detonated a bomb in his apartment killing himself, his former partner and her father.
Police suicide after drink drive arrest
A Danish policeman committed suicide in his patrol car last week shortly after being arrested for drunk driving.
Desperate Danish soldiers attempt suicide after Afghanistan
Nine Danish soldiers have tried to take their own lives in the last 12 months since returning home from Afghanistan.
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...
Conference investigates high male youth suicide rates
An international conference held in Nuuk has sought to understand why so many young men in the circumpolar region take their own lives.
Swedish suicide rate declines through increased anti-depressant use
Anti-depressants have been credited with saving hundreds of lives each year in Sweden as a new study shows the suicide rate has declined significantly...
Concerns increase over Greenland’s high suicide rate
Increasing concerns are being expressed within Greenland, the country with the highest suicide rate in the world. The rate in Greenland is 24 times th...