Norway.com sold to America
The Norwegian American Foundation (NAF) has purchased the Norway.com website, with the site headquarters to be based in Seattle, Washington.
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Smokers facing surgery may be forced to give up
The director-general of the Swedish Welfare Board has argued that in the periods before and after operations surgeons should be able to place demands ...
Danish school bans pupils from speaking foreign languages
A school in Odense on the Danish island of Funen has prohibited students from speaking in their own languages during break time.
Swedish residency permits for sale on the black market
Residence permits for Sweden are available on the black market for just EUR 2,000, which would then allow the buyer to travel freely across Europe.
Iceland beats the United States in search for renewable energy
According to a wholesale data-centre hosting company, Verne Global, Iceland is the world’s number one location for cheap and environmentally sound ene...
Norway searches for gingerbread town vandals
Bergen’s traditional Christmas decoration – a gingerbread village – has been crushed, literally, by vandals who covered the crumbled ruins with paint ...
The alarming rise of pig abuse in Denmark
In Denmark, an increasingly high number of pigs are arriving at slaughterhouses with visible injuries caused from being beaten with planks and chains.
Rise in Icelandic cod liver oil export to China
This year, online Icelandic clothing and souvenir retailer, Nordic Store, has tripled its export sales of cod liver oil products from Iceland to China...