Finns among the best childhood welfare providers
Finnish children enjoy better well being than almost all other countries in the developed world, according to a UNICEF report recently published. Comp...
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Gay Chinese welcome Icelandic PM’s visit
Iceland’s openly gay prime minister, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, has received an usual invitation ahead of her visit to China on April 15th. A group paren...
Immigrant students not learning enough Danish
A new report has controversially suggest a third of immigrants learn very little from their compulsory culture and language classes.
Cross-cultural marriages in Finland on the rise
Finnish men and women are increasingly finding love elsewhere. More and more foreign spouses are being registered annually from marrying locals. This ...
Jethro Tull announce dates in Iceland
Fans of British prog-rock group Jethro Tull will again have a chance to see the flute playing maestro when his band performs in Iceland in June. Ticke...
Danish troops come home early from Afghanistan
Soldiers of the Danish army stationed in Afghanistan will be coming home a year early, following a decision to withdrawn all units by August this year...
Norway’s energy minister exposed
A newly released unauthorised biography of Ola Borten Moe paints an unflattering picture of an ambitious young man with a love of partying. Written by...
Sweden tops Europe’s wage table
Swedes earn more per hour than anyone else, on average, in the European Union. Their hourly rate of 350 kroner is better than any other of the 27 memb...