Almost 1.5m Finns watch World Cup final
Nearly 1.5m Finns tuned into the World Cup final between Germany and Argentina in Brazil on Sunday night, with more than a million staying up until th...
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Eurovision organisers faced with potential multi-million kroner fine
The organiser’s of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Denmark, Projektselskabet, could be facing a 10m euro fine because it found subcontractors f...
Swedish police catch Mexican spider
Police in central Sweden managed to successfully carry out a rather bizarre assignment in which they were instructed to catch a rare Mexican spider. P...
Iceland plans Keflavik-Reykjavik airport link
Plans are underway in Iceland to develop a high-speed airport rail link between Keflavik International Airport and the capital, Reykjavik. The project...
Russia to increase fishing in Greenland, Faroese and Norway
Russia plans to increase its fishing in the waters of Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Norway, revealed Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries (Rosrybol...
Finland: Maria Tyyster named ‘Tango Queen’
Tampere local Maria Tyyster has won this year’s Seinäjoki tango festival after impressing the judges in the grand finale on Saturday night.
Stone Age skull found in Norway
Archaeologists in Norway have discovered what they believe could be an 8,000-year-old human skull from the Stone Age.
Danish prison wardens given pepper spray
Prison guards working in Denmark’s high-security prisoners are to be equipped with pepper spray to make the task of dealing with violent criminals eas...