Southern Sweden rocked by earthquake
An earthquake measuring around 4.7 hit the southern region of Sweden last week, causing little damage but rattling the nerves of thousands of people. ...
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Norway lowers 2009 whale quota
Norway’s Fisheries Ministry announced that it has lowered the annual quota of minke whales allowed to be caught by commercial fishing companies by 16 ...
Norwegian students creatively protest church visit
Most schools in Norway close the final school day before Christmas with a visit to their local church. But the members of the Norwegian Humanist Youth...
Stockholm to get Sweden’s first airport city
In a show of optimism for the future recovery of the air travel industry, Sweden is building the country’s first ‘airport city’ at Stockholm’s Arlanda...
Norwegian pilot busted for drunk flying
On a recent VLM Airlines flight from London to Amsterdam, a Norwegian pilot in the cockpit of a plane with 50 passengers had apparently been drinking ...
Swedish beauty queen assaults celebrity husband
Anna Anka, former Swedish beauty queen and current wife of American singer Paul Anka was arrested in the US for assault after she threw a piece of ice...
SAS wants to buy out Estonian Airlines
Despite its admitted financial difficulties, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has approached the Estonian government with an offer to buy out the 34 percen...
Denmark to host 2011 UEFA U-21 Championship
The finals of the under-21 version of one of the world’s most popular and entertaining football tournaments, the UEFA European Championship, will take...