Swedish Christmas goat torched by vandals
In what seems to have become a devious tradition in the northern Swedish town of Gavle, the town’s giant Christmas goat made from straw has been burne...
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Three people shot at Stockholm casino
In a bizarre Christmas Eve tragedy, three people were shot just before midnight by an unidentified gunman at the Casino Cosmopol in Stockholm. Accordi...
Latvia bailed out by Denmark and Sweden
In a gesture of help to struggling Latvia, the central banks of Denmark and Sweden have offered the small Baltic nation a credit line worth EUR 500 mi...
Finland minister calls for common Nordic currency
The nations that make up Scandinavia are some of the most ardent in Europe about abstaining from joining the common European currency. But Finland’s M...
Sweden doing the most to tackle climate change
In a recent report issued by global climate change watchdogs, Sweden was ranked as doing the most to tackle greenhouse emissions. The Climate Change P...
Sweden’s city of Malmo hit by rioting again
Tensions in the southern Swedish university town of Malmo flared up again over the eviction of squatters, resulting in two nights of violent rioting. ...
SAS dumps two of its airlines
The financially embattled carrier Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced that it is selling off two of its subsidiaries: Spanair and airBaltic. It ...
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. ...