Ineffective sentences draw criminals to Norway, says police boss
A senior Norwegian police officer has warned that light sentencing and ineffective laws are encouraging foreign criminals to operate in the country. O...
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Finnish express train rams lorry
A Finnish express train service heading for Vaasa rammed a lorry on a level-crossing near Seinajoki on Monday. There were no fatalities in the high-sp...
Riot squad called in to subdue pensioner
Staff at a hospital in southeast Sweden called in riot police to deal with an elderly man who was running amok with two knives earlier this week. Four...
Iceland MP voices opposition to undersea power line
An Iceland MP has claimed that establishing an undersea cable to the UK could lead to a contamination of the island country’s clean energy. MP Vigdís ...
Lack of inmates causes Swedish prisons to shut
The decreasing number of inmates in Swedish prisons has led to a decision to close four of the facilities. Prison authorities in the Scandinavian nati...
Denmark deports Thai child after stepfather dies
Denmark has deported a seven-year-old child and her mother following the death of their benefactor in the country. Im Nielsen’s stepfather, and mother...
Swedish paint firm accused of racism
A teenager from Sweden has labelled a paint producer as racist for its insensitive naming of one of its products. The 14-year-old, named only as Thyra...
Iceland MP accuses UK of spying
An Icelandic member of parliament has alleged the UK spied on Iceland at the height of the country’s financial crisis. Representative Birgitta Jónsdót...