Greenland wants control of its immigration
Last November marked an historic day in Greenland’s history, when its residents voted overwhelmingly for greater autonomy from Denmark. While the Dani...
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Danish navy stuck with Somali pirates
The Danish naval ship, HMS Absalon, is facing an unusual dilemma with the five Somali pirates it pulled out of the Gulf of Aden on 2 January. The pira...
Major Nordic drug smuggling ring busted
Police in Norway and Sweden worked together to bust a major international smuggling ring that they had been tracking since the summer of 2007. Codenam...
Jumbo jet becomes hostel at Stockholm airport
Passengers arriving at Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport will discover that one of the aeroplanes has missed a turn, parking itself atop a hill just outside...
Nordic nations switching to safer cigarettes
Beginning in 2010, a new European Union law will come into effect that makes it illegal to sell cigarettes that are not self-extinguishing. While the ...
Finland to upgrade its rail link with Russia
Finnish Railways (VR) announced last week that it will be upgrading its existing rail link between the capital Helsinki and Russia’s St Petersburg. Th...
Origins of the current economic downturn in Iceland
An article written by Georg Brynjarsson, sourced from his University of California research paper in business: After 5 years of the highest growth in ...
Norway provides aid to Gaza
Norway’s government has voted to send NOK 30 million worth of humanitarian relief to Gaza in the wake of Israeli attacks on the region. Norway’s Forei...