Swedish football club bans foreign languages
The Swedish football club Brommapojkarna (BP) has introduced a contentious language policy that demands all players at the club converse only in Swedi...
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Finnish government to ban unsuitable students
The Finnish government is investigating ways in which to weed out what it determines are “unfit” students from educational areas where they could be c...
Swedish conflict with Turkey worsens following genocide classification
A widening rift is developing between the Swedish and Turkish governments in the wake of the Swedish parliament’s decision to recognise the 1915 mass ...
The View from Here, No. 2
The second in a regular series of columns by Chay Lemoine: Hollywood takes on Iceland
SXSW 2010 showcases Scandinavian music
This year’s SXSW festival in Austin, Texas is set to promote Scandinavian music, with around fifty different Scandinavian artists and musicians showca...
St Patrick’s Day Parade in Oslo
The Oslo Caledonian Pipe Band (OCPB) was the main attraction in this year’s St Patrick’s Day parade in the Norwegian capital city.
Sweden embraces the Cuddle Party
Swedes have always been keen to adopt trends emanating from the United States, and the latest craze to hit Scandinavia is the cuddle party.
Finnish parents fined for circumcision
A Helsinki couple has been fined by the District Court for allowing their baby son to be circumcised.