Reported honour crimes rise sharply in Denmark
While not culturally common in Scandinavia, honour crimes are a regular occurrence in certain strict societies, including Afghanistan, Iran and Somali...
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Legal downloads skyrocket in Sweden after new law
Sales of music through the Internet and mobile phones in Sweden have increased by an unprecedented 100 percent in the few days since the new Swedish a...
Controversial Danish cartoon prints go on sale
The clash of cultures that occurred in 2005 over a Danish cartoon depicting the Muslim Prophet Muhammad could be about to reignite. The AP reports tha...
Swedish parishioners create giant Lego Jesus
The celebration of Easter took on a more youthful look this year at one church in Sweden that built a giant statue of Jesus out of Lego blocks. The im...
Swedish Pirates to run in EU elections
In a fascinating challenge to the establishment, the Swedish Pirate Party will be fielding 20 candidates in this summer’s European elections. The cont...
Denmark reigns the IT world
Once again, Denmark has ranked first in the world when it comes to using Information Technology (IT), by the World Economic Forum’s Global Information...
Danish designer’s boots causing a stir in Greenland
Danish fashion designer Peter Jensen has created quite a stir after using traditional styles of boots from Greenland in his latest fashion show. Demon...
Sweden’s Spaceport set for liftoff
The world’s first commercial spaceline targeting the tourism industry, Virgin Galactic, has picked Spaceport Sweden as its first operational base outs...