Preparations made for Copenhagen’s Climate Summit
Copenhagen residents are already voicing concerns about the disruption to their lives they will have to endure during the UN Climate Conference, which...
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Danish defence budget gets major boost
The Danish government has decided to increase its defence budget over the next five years after three months of negotiating the deal. For the first ti...
Greenland asks to raise whale-hunting quota
As the International Whaling Commission (IWC) met in Portugal recently, Denmark requested on the behalf of Greenland to include 10 humpback whales in ...
Electric minibuses hit the streets of Copenhagen
A flashy new fleet of bright yellow electric minibuses has hit the narrow inner streets of Copenhagen to provide an eco-friendly form of transport in ...
Nordic Internet child porn ring busted
Authorities from four Nordic nations cooperated in a secret sting operation tracking Scandinavians distributing and downloading child pornography. Aft...
Midsummer Day brings usual mix of fun and violence
In Finland, the weather was soggy, grey and chilly for the Midsummer Day festivities. This apparently dampened the enthusiasm of boaters both at sea a...
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. ...
Greenland now in charge of itself
After more than 300 years of Danish oversight, the Arctic island of Greenland has officially assumed self-rule. This is one more step towards full ind...