Finnish children growing bigger, faster
A new study of children in the Finnish city of Espoo has uncovered new standards for national physical growth curves. The report showed that today’s c...
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Iceland eruption news
450 People moved from the Eyjafjalla- og Myrdalsjokull eruption area to the near by town of Hvolsvollur. A kilometer long crack in the ground close to...
Eruption in Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull
Volcanic Eyjafjallajokull, in Southern Iceland, is reported to be erupting. According to the police in Selfoss, evacuation from adjacent farms has com...
Finnish government to ban unsuitable students
The Finnish government is investigating ways in which to weed out what it determines are “unfit” students from educational areas where they could be c...
Swedish chair for new Arion Bank board
Press release: A new Board of Directors of Arion Bank was elected yesterday at a shareholders’ meeting of the Bank. At a board meeting held afte...
Swedish conflict with Turkey worsens following genocide classification
A widening rift is developing between the Swedish and Turkish governments in the wake of the Swedish parliament’s decision to recognise the 1915 mass ...
The View from Here, No. 2
The second in a regular series of columns by Chay Lemoine: Hollywood takes on Iceland
SXSW 2010 showcases Scandinavian music
This year’s SXSW festival in Austin, Texas is set to promote Scandinavian music, with around fifty different Scandinavian artists and musicians showca...