Female soldiers plead for fireproof knickers
Female soldiers in the Swedish army have renewed their calls for fireproof undies after 30 years of waiting.
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Smoking pot harmful to young brains
According to a new Swedish study, smoking marijuana can be more dangerous to young people than was previously thought.
Hundreds of reindeer drown in Lapland accident
A herd of over 400 reindeer have drowned after the ice they were crossing gave way, sending them plunging into freezing waters.
Swedish man murdered in Cambodia
A Swedish businessman who disappeared from his hotel room in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh has been found dead by local police, who suspect that...
UK Anglicans ignore lesbian archbishop ordination
English and Northern Irish bishops have snubbed an invitation to be present at the ordination of the next Bishop of Stockholm, Eva Brunne, due to her ...
Conference investigates high male youth suicide rates
An international conference held in Nuuk has sought to understand why so many young men in the circumpolar region take their own lives.
Hostels and budget hotels in all of the Scandinavian Languages
Online booking services HostelBookers has launched eight new languages on its website among them Danish, Norwegian and Swedish in an attempt to provid...