Norway most gay-friendly country in the Nordics
Norway has been named the most gay-friendly country in the Nordics, according to an index that notes whether legislation respects the lesbian, gay, bi...
Culture
Information and news on culture, music and the arts in Iceland, Scandinavia and Northern Europe
Ikea to turn first store into museum
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has revealed that it is to turn its first ever store, in southern Sweden, into a museum.
Nordic fund agrees new film and TV budget
Producers in the Nordic countries will have access to €52m of funding over the coming five years after Nordisk Film & TV Fund agreed a new deal wi...
Iceland unhappy with Norway over Christmas tree snub
Iceland has reacted angrily to a proposal by the mayor of Oslo to stop sending a Christmas tree to Reykjavik, a tradition that has been ongoing for mo...
Petition launched against Finnish homoerotic stamps
A petition has been launched in Finland to ban a collection of stamps featuring homoerotic art.
Construction begins on Norwegian National Museum
A new National Museum in the Norwegian capital Oslo, which is the largest cultural building being built in Europe at present, is now under constructio...
The Rolling Stones to headline Roskilde Festival
Legendary rockers The Rolling Stones will be one of the headline acts at this summer’s Roskilde Festival in Denmark.
Renowned biennale Nordic fashion exhibition opens today in Frankfurt Germany
The renowned fashion exhibition, Nordic Fashion Biennale, is set to open today at the Museum of Applied Arts in Frankfurt, Germany, with The Weather D...