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,...
Culture
Information and news on culture, music and the arts in Iceland, Scandinavia and Northern Europe
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 ...
Debate heats up over Sweden’s proposed file sharing law
Sweden’s entertainment industry has jumped into the fray concerning a proposed law that will allow law enforcement agencies access to track down and p...
Finland’s Saami protect their cultural symbols
A problem has risen over the use of traditional Saami cultural symbols in the Finnish tourism industry. After a Saami Council meeting in Rovaniemi, Fi...
Pasadena Flowers in the Netherlands
Arnor Bieltvedt, an Icelandic artist is having a solo exhibition of oil paintings at the internationally renowned Beeldkracht Gallery in the Netherlan...
Swedish gay Taj Mahal wedding
In the first known gay marriage at India’s legendary tribute to love, the Taj Mahal, two young Swedish women tied the knot following traditional Hindu...
Battle for control of Christiania heats up
Fearing the future of its unique lifestyle and self-governing autonomy, the 900 or so residents of Christiania have petitioned the Danish high court t...
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...