Ericsson to lay off 5,000 despite posting profit
Despite the fact that it posted a surprisingly strong profit in the fourth quarter of 2008, Sweden’s telecom company Ericsson announced it was plannin...
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Norway joins new green energy body
The Norwegian government has decided to join the newest global body dedicated to promoting renewable energy. The International Renewable Energy Agency...
Finn named top female ice skater
Finnish ice skater Laura Lepisto fought off favourite Carolina Kostner to become the first Finnish woman to win a women’s title at the European Figure...
Female touch to tidy up Iceland’s political scene
Current Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security, Johanna Sigurdardottir, is to become the interim Prime Minister of Iceland until new elections...
Child pornography in Swedish national library
The relaxed and tolerant policies of the Swedish government towards pornography occasionally create embarrassments for the nation, as in the latest di...
Finland’s GDP to shrink two percent this year
The Finnish ministry of finance stated on its website that it expects the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) to drop by more than two percent in 20...
Britain beaten to the South Pole by Norwegians
In a repeat of a slice of history that happened nearly a century ago, a team of Norwegians has beaten a rival British crew to the South Pole. The late...
4G broadband coming to Stockholm
A newly signed deal between Ericsson and TeliaSonera means Stockholm’s mobile broadband users will soon be able to surf the Internet using the latest ...