Male circumcision could be outlawed in Denmark
The Kristeligt Dagblad newspaper has reported that several parties in the Danish Parliament are considering legislation that would ban circumcision on...
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Sexual church closer to legal legitimacy
Of the many religious faiths in the world, one of the more unique made an important step towards official recognition when a Swedish court ruled The M...
Finland ups its alcohol tax to curb binge drinking
The government of Finland has reported that in 2009 the state tax on all alcohol sales will be increased by an additional ten percent. The rationale b...
Greenland may be getting an early election
Greenland’s coalition government appears to be falling apart as it faces a growing number of problems that it doesn’t seem to be able to address. Serm...
Miss Finland kicks off domino world record
A new world record has been set for the number of dominoes laid out and dropped in a single go. Miss Finland, Salima Peippo had the rather dramatic ho...
High consumption of fizzy drinks
A Nordic report on the dangers of caffeine consumption on children and teenagers in the Nordic countries was published in October 2008. The report is ...
Nordic nations top gender equality index
Once again the nations of Scandinavia are considered to have the highest levels of gender equality in the world. The Swiss-based World Economic Forum,...
Swedish teen collapses from video game binge
It’s no urban myth that youngsters can literally play video games to the point of medical danger. The latest example comes from western Sweden, where ...