Funeral for famous Finnish brewery
Last week saw a small crowd hold a funeral procession to commemorate the closure of the famous Pori Brewery. The last rites were administered to a bee...
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A Night of Culture in Denmark’s capital city
Copenhagen’s annual Night of Culture festival takes place around mid-October in the heart of the city for people from all over the world to attend and...
A seven year old murderer at large!
Even though dead for over 1000 years, Egill Skallagrimsson becomes alive in Reykjavik Excursions tour guide Kalli´s narration. Kalli´s real name is Ka...
Obama confirms visit to Copenhagen
The US President Barrack Obama will join with a group of influential fellow Americans to attend this week’s International Olympic Committee meeting in...
Sami reindeer herders to be given more freedom under new proposal
A government appointed work group has declared that the indigenous Sami population of Sweden should be granted further freedom to undertake activities...
Swedish major fired after drunken antics in Congo
Excessive drinking and allegations of sexual relations with a native woman whilst stationed abroad in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have cost...
Swedish celebrity housewife slams her “tragic” homeland
Anna Anka, the Swedish-born wife of legendary cabaret singer Paul Anka, has berated Swedish men for their “tragic” house husbandry ways in her column ...
Danish Government drops controversial Burka ban
The governing Conservative Party in Denmark has decided to drop its contentious proposal for the banning of Burkas. As reported by Danish news source ...