Finland: child welfare services face lack of staff and funding
There are serious concerns about the standard of local child welfare services in Finland, according to a recent survey. The survey, which was conducte...
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Swedish women heading to Copenhagen to give birth
Hospitals in Greater Copenhagen will open their doors to pregnant Swedish mothers, but authorities are concerned multi-resistant bacteria could be car...
Lithuania: anti-gay protesters throw eggs at Swedish minister
Swedish politician Birgitta Ohlsson had to take cover after having eggs thrown at her during a gay pride parade in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. The...
Mackerel and herring catch creates 170 jobs in Iceland
An Icelandic fishing company claims the large mackerel and herring catches this summer is creating as many as 170 summer jobs. HB Grandi has started i...
Icelandic academics warn Scotland over independence
A group of Icelandic academics have warned Scotland that becoming independent would lead to a strategic disadvantage . The experts, who are from the u...
Police could scupper Finnish zombie procession
Activists in Turku may be left disappointed after police said they want organisers of next month’s planned zombie procession to pay the fees needed an...
Men attacked in Denmark kebab shop row
Two workers in a Copenhagen kebab meat retailer were attacked after it was found beef sold by the shop contained traces of pork, revealed police in De...
Björk to team up with David Attenborough for documentary
In what appears an unlikely duo, music sensation Björk and renowned broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough are to work together on a documentar...