Finland stubs out smoking with world’s toughest law
Finland has this week enacted the strictest anti-smoking laws in the world, which aim to phase out the habit altogether by preventing teenagers from e...
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Terror level raised in Sweden
The terror alert level in Sweden has been raised to “elevated” after rumours of Mumbai-style terror raids across Europe. The head of the Swedish Secur...
Plane stopped in Sweden after ‘vengeful ex bomb hoax’
A jilted lover may have caused an emergency landing in Stockholm this week after she supposedly phoned police and said her ex-boyfriend was flying wit...
Oslo business for peace award set to honour seven business figures at peace conference
An upcoming peace conference in Oslo, Norway, is set to honour seven business figures with the Oslo Business for Peace Award for their contributions t...
Police turned off by horny hotel freebies
A kinky hotel in Stockholm, which offers guests complimentary sex toys with their rooms, has been slammed by police for glorifying the sex trade.
Team hunt for WWII plane stuck in Greenland ice
A recovery team in Greenland is attempting to evacuate and repatriate three servicemen who are thought to have been entombed in a glacier since their ...
Transmitter causes Swedish bear death
An autopsy on a female bear found dead in central Sweden has revealed that she was killed by a faulty tracking transmitter. According to preservationi...
Suspicions of human trafficking in berry picking recruitment
Finland’s minorities ombudsman has said the recruitment of Thai berry pickers has characteristics resembling human trafficking. Eva Biaudet said Thai ...