Sweden bans Allah as baby name
The issue of what parents can legally name their child has arisen once more in Sweden after a ruling by the Swedish Tax Authority that an infant canno...
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Danish Free Press Society president Muslim slander uproar
Morally deprived rapists are how Muslims have been described by the president of the Danish Free Press Society, Lars Hedegaard.
Denmark seeks cheese protection
A leading Danish gastronome has called for the country’s famous Havarti cheese to be protected under copyright laws.
Danish museum celebrates Copenhagen bicycle culture with historic exhibition
Cycling is one of Copenhagen’s most popular forms of transportation with thirty-six percent of Copenhageners travelling to work or school by bicycle e...
Greenland faces crucial decision on its future
The Premier of Greenland, Kuupik Kleist, has claimed that his country is at a crossroads with decisions to be made in the determining of the future of...
Google to digitise Danish library
The world’s largest computer search engine will soon begin the digitalisation of Denmark’s literature for The Royal Library.
Swedish political party claims feminists have better sex
The feminist political party of Sweden has launched a new advertising campaign in time for Christmas which boldly features a logo boasting about its s...
Why Europe’s wealthy are not moving to Scandinavia
The Scandinavian/Nordic countries can invariably be found atop prosperity indices, with Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Denmark all perennial lea...