Finn named top female ice skater
Finnish ice skater Laura Lepisto fought off favourite Carolina Kostner to become the first Finnish woman to win a women’s title at the European Figure...
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Female touch to tidy up Iceland’s political scene
Current Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security, Johanna Sigurdardottir, is to become the interim Prime Minister of Iceland until new elections...
Child pornography in Swedish national library
The relaxed and tolerant policies of the Swedish government towards pornography occasionally create embarrassments for the nation, as in the latest di...
Britain beaten to the South Pole by Norwegians
In a repeat of a slice of history that happened nearly a century ago, a team of Norwegians has beaten a rival British crew to the South Pole. The late...
4G broadband coming to Stockholm
A newly signed deal between Ericsson and TeliaSonera means Stockholm’s mobile broadband users will soon be able to surf the Internet using the latest ...
Finland gets record visa applications in 2008
Last year marked a milestone for Finland as the Nordic nation’s embassies around the globe processed a record number of visa applications during the y...
Iceland’s leaders on Commerce Minister Sigurdsson’s resignation
On the resignation of Bjorgvin Sigurdsson, Prime Minister Haarde said that he felt it was an undeserved act. Sigurdsson had done a tremendous job and ...
Iceland’s Minister of Commerce and board and director of FSA resign
Bjorgvin G. Sigurdsson, Iceland’s Minister of Commerce has resigned from his post. At the same time he announced that the director of the Icelan...