NIB and Byggdastofnun open a loan facility for Icelandic SMEs
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and Byggdastofnun, the Icelandic Regional Development Institute, are launching a new ten-year loan facility totalling...
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Nordic strongholds in Silicon Valley, New York City, Masdar City and….?
“The internationalisation of startups provides great added value for the Nordic countries” Roger Bjørgan Managing Director of Nordic Innovation. This ...
Sweden experiments with six-hour working day
Several employers in Sweden have been leading the way in reducing the working day to just six hours, citing happier and more productive employees. Lea...
Sweden: Motorists warned about horny elks
Drivers in Sweden have been advised to watch out for elks on the hunt for sex when travelling on the country’s roads. During the mating season from la...
Statoil name change to Circle K gets positive reactions
Announced in Oslo today, Statoil Retail and Fuel will be changing it’s name to Circle K. The current owners of Statoil Retail and Fuel, Couche-T...
Suspected human trafficker detained at Helsinki Airport
The Finnish Border Guard have arrested a suspected human trafficker at Helsinki Airport. Although the news was not announced until Thursday, authoriti...
Underarm hair Facebook post causes controversy in Sweden
A Swedish women’s Facebook rant about her friend’s 12-year-old daughter being teased for having hairy armpits has gone viral. Ida Nygren Hansson was o...
Huge python holds up Malmo traffic
A two-metre-long Indian python stopped traffic in the streets of Malmo on Wednesday after falling out of a moving vehicle. Police in the southern Swed...