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....
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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...
Sweden snubbed by French President
The issue of Turkey’s admission into the EU has again reared its contentious head, this time over comments made by Sweden’s Foreign Minister, Carl Bil...
Boom time for Danish sperm bank
One business that is booming in this period of global economic recession is Denmark’s Cryos, the world’s largest sperm bank. Cryos is busy opening new...
Denmark set to send its first astronaut into space
Andreas Mogensen, a Danish aerospace engineer, has been chosen by the European Space Agency (ESA) to join the elite European Space Agency Astronaut Co...