Norwegians get licence to express themselves
The debate has been raging in Norway for nearly four decades over the vanity-centred issue of whether to allow personalised number plates on Norwegian...
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Christiania residents battle Copenhagen police
The giant squatter city in the heart of Copenhagen known as Christiania was the scene of clashes with local police over plans by the city to tear down...
Nordic chefs serve up Culinary Olympic gold
The 2008 Culinary Olympics, held in Erfurt, Germany, were a successful venture for a team of Finnish chefs, who served up a meal worth its weight in g...
Worries rise over Oslo gang war
Police in Oslo are becoming more concerned that a spate of shootings in the Norwegian capital is the result of an escalation of tensions between rival...
Portraits of Icelandic terrorists exhibited
A photo exhibition “Icelandic Terrorists” was opened on Sunday 26th October in Smaralind, the biggest shopping centre in Iceland. The exhibition consi...
James Bond asks for reconciliation of UK and Iceland
In an interview with local paper Frettabladid, the actor Daniel Craig urged reconciliation “sátt”. “Our nations seem to fall apart w...
Swedish King’s support for wolf hunting raises hackles
Recent remarks by Sweden’s King Carl Gustaf XVI that wolves should be hunted in Sweden immediately raised cries of concern from local members of the W...
Denmark may change rules of royal succession
In a landmark move, Denmark will put its traditional rules for royal succession to a public referendum on 7 June 2009. The plan to challenge this hist...