Finnish grammar grumps’ noun praised
A Finnish name for a grammar pendant has been praised by an American website, which picked out the top foreign words that should be assimilated into t...
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The Living in Copenhagen Diary entry number two: Snakke Dansk?
The second in a new series of light-hearted columns about life as a foreigner living in the Danish capital.
Dance teacher sex allegations spark online threats
Allegations that three Latin American dance teachers living in Finland committed sex crimes against their students have led to a barrage of online thr...
The Living in Copenhagen Diary: entry number one
The first in a new series of light-hearted columns about life as a foreigner living in the Danish capital.
Scream sale set for jaw-dropping price
Edvard Munch’s famous masterpiece The Scream is set to go under the hammer at New York auction house Sotheby’s, with an estimated selling price of EUR...
Stockholm hospital advertises for ‘hot’ nurses
A hospital in Stockholm has admitted it was only trying to catch people’s attention when posting an advert for “TV-series hot” nurses.
Boys, not bombs, destroy historic church
A 116 year-old Norwegian church, which survived a bombing in WWII, has been burnt beyond repair by two boys playing with a cigarette lighter.
Student to exhibit murderer’s ashes
A Danish law student is to exhibit the ashes of an executed American murderer in an attempt to create a debate about the death penalty.