Finnish police kept busy over New Year
Police in Finland had little chance to relax and enjoy the New Year celebrations as they received more calls relating to drunkenness, assaults, vandal...
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Danes can expect mild weather in January
The unseasonable warm weather Denmark has experienced in December is set to continue for another month, national meteorological institute DMI has reve...
Sweden: rise in violent crime cases
Violent crime in Sweden has increased by an average of 39 per cent since the turn of the millennium, according to Swedish crime prevention council BRA...
Swedish house speaker removes bare breasts painting
The deputy speaker of Riksdag in Sweden has removed a painting featuring a bare-breasted woman from the parliament’s dining room wall.
Celtic want Iceland striker Finnbogason
Celtic manager Neil Lennon is hot on the trail of sought-after Iceland striker Alfred Finnbogason.
Gender income inequality concern in Denmark
Women in Denmark earn less than the men, revealed new figures from Statistics Denmark.
It’s official: Rudolph’s nose is indeed red
Researchers from Sweden’s University of Lund have put paid to suggestions that Rudolph’s nose may actually be a different colour by saying the animal’...
Elves delay Iceland road-building project
Elf advocates and environmentalists have joined forces in Iceland to stop a large-scale road project that was due to take place in a region where elve...