Kaupthing issues first international bond since banking collapse
Reykjavik-based Arion Banki, formerly know as Kaupthing, has issued its first international bond since the Iceland’s financial collapse in 2008. Hösku...
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Finnish population on the rise in Sweden
The number of inhabitants in Sweden with Finnish backgrounds has increased substantially in recent years, new figures have shown. The news comes via a...
Finland’s state railway blocks Spotify, Dropbox and Youtube
The state railway company in Finland has banned the use of Youtube and Spotify and other bandwidth-hogging websites through its onboard Wi-Fi network....
Ikea pulls meatballs from shelves amid horsemeat scandal
Swedish retail giant Ikea has stopped selling meatballs at European retail stores after horsemeat was reportedly found in its food products. Officials...
Norway to extradite Rwanda genocide suspects
Norwegian justice officials have decided to send a Rwandan genocide suspect back to his home country for prosecution, reports said this week. Oslo Dis...
Sweden sued by EU over environmental issue
European officials have filed a lawsuit against Sweden after Stockholm ignored orders to begin licensing industrial sites. The legal action comes in r...
Iceland named as ideal location for carbon fiber manufacturing
The Ásbrú Enterprise Park in Iceland has been named as an ideal location for carbon fiber manufacturing by Kadeco, a leading business development comp...
Icelanders divided over energy export plans
Iceland’s population is divided over the country’s plans to export geothermal energy to Europe. The island nation has long had excess amounts of inexp...