New law provokes rush for female directors in Norway
Under a new law effective from 1 January 2008, Norwegian public companies are required to have 40% of board seats be filled by women. With the threat ...
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Finland to head the OSCE
The Finnish Foreign Minister, Ilkka Kanerva, took the position as chairman of the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on Tuesday...
Pregnant Briton flees to Sweden
A pregnant British woman, who went missing last week, is suspected to be in Sweden waiting to give birth, according to TheLocal.se. Fran Lyon, 22, is ...
Pompeii of the North project wins award
Icelandair awarded its 2007 Innovation Award to the “Pompeii of the North” project. The project involves digging up houses and other items...
Icelandic president Olafur Ragnar Grimsson goes for fourth term
Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, the President of Iceland, is going for his fourth term this year. Mr. Grimsson announced his intention to stand in his New Yea...
Fireworks taint New Year celebrations in Scandinavia
Several people were injured by fireworks in Denmark, Sweden and Norway during the New Year festivities. Around 500 young party-goers broke into a stor...
Sweden skates into ice hockey semifinals
After a 4-2 win against the Czech Republic on Monday, Sweden earned itself a spot in the world junior ice hockey championship semifinals. The match pu...
Explosive Iceland welcomes 2008 with record fireworks
The Republic of Iceland, with just 300,000 inhabitants, celebrated the arrival of 2008 with thousands of tons of fireworks to help see the new year in...