Finland sets out to save the Baltic Sea
In an effort to preserve and improve the condition of the Baltic Sea, the Finnish government has announced its plan to hold a Baltic Sea Action Summit...
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World Cup 2010: Nordic roundup
A 1-0 Danish victory over their Nordic neighbours Sweden has left the Swedes in peril of failing to qualify for the 2010 World Cup football finals in ...
Copenhagen district to get ‘international’ park
Copenhagen’s Norrebro district is well known as one of the city’s great melting pots of culture and ethnicity, and it’s this global diversity that wil...
Norway claims overfishing in Barents Sea greatly reduced
Illegal fishing activity in the Barents Sea appears to have been greatly reduced thanks to the joint efforts of the Norwegian and Russian governments....
Finnair could trim up to 1,200 jobs
Like most airlines around the world, Finnair is struggling to find ways to cut costs as the number of global air travellers continues to slump. The Fi...
Immigrants to Sweden now able to get ID cards
It has been a long two-and-a-half-year wait, but immigrants who arrive in Sweden are once again able to get a Swedish national identity card. As of 1 ...
Somali pirates arrested by Swedish navy forces
The Swedish Armed Forces have confirmed that a Swedish naval patrol in the Gulf of Aden arrested seven pirates caught operating the region. Crewmember...
Central Bank of Iceland policy rate lowered
The Monetary Policy Committee has decided to lower the Central Bank of Iceland’s policy rate by 100 basis points to 12.0 percent. Overnight lend...