Most divorces in Sweden for 40 years
More than 25,000 once happily married couples in Sweden called time on their union last year, the highest number in nearly four decades.
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Vibrating dildo delays SAS flight
It is not uncommon for airline passengers to have to sit out delays due to “technical issues”, but those boarding an SAS plane due to fly from Stockho...
Swedish football fan wins Suarez bite bet
A Swedish football fan has won 14,000 kronor after placing a bet that controversial Uruguay forward Luis Suarez would bite an opponent at the World Cu...
Former Icelandic PM delivers first ever LGBT speech
The former Icelandic prime minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, who made history when she became the world’s first openly homosexual head of state, delive...
UK TV show reveals that Iceland has the best diet
A British TV show has said that people living in Iceland have the world’s best diet, giving the North Atlantic country’s population the best chance of...
Segway ban scrapped in Norway
The Norwegian government’s ruling to allow people to use Segways on public streets came into effect on 1 July.
More managers in Denmark are female than ever before
There are currently more female managers in Denmark than ever before, with figures suggesting that family life isn’t preventing Danish mothers from st...
Number of refugees in Sweden set to rise
The number of refugees looking for support and protection in Sweden is forecast to rise from the earlier estimate of 61,000 to 70-80,000 this year, ac...