Industrial action in Finland
On Thursday last week, employees of the Atria food group of Finland at the Forssa facility participated in a walkout, according to reports in the Finn...
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Laser Man seeks limit to life sentence
John Ausonius, the man known to many as the Laser Man, is petitioning to have a time limit put on his life sentence, according to reports in Sweden’s ...
Swedish government funds feminist porn
The Swedish government plans to fund pornography through a series of cultural subsidies valued at SEK 350,000 according to reports in The Local, a Swe...
Volcano discovered on Iceland’s seafloor
Volcanologists recently discovered a large volcano lying under the waters off the shore of Iceland, according to National Geographic News. The giant v...
Street democracy in Iceland overheats
Fuel protests in Iceland are getting hot, according to reports by CNN. Retired truck driver Halldor Sigurgson captured the essence of the protests on ...
Britain pays dearly for Euro sarcasm
With just 23 days to the big off, Eurovision fever is already gripping the people of Europe – and none more so than Terry Wogan. The BBC’s veteran Eur...
Fiscal frustration flowers: daffodil duty disputed
Representatives of Norway’s Grimstad Planteskole horticulture centre have sent a letter to the Norwegian Minister of Agriculture, Terje Riis-Johansen,...
Multiple Sclerosis conference scheduled in Reykjavik
The European Multiple Sclerosis Platform (EMSP) plans to hold its next conference in Iceland. According to the event website, the conference, entitled...