Dane fights for Greenland prisoners
A Danish prison inspector has spoken out about the practice of sending Greenlandic inmates to Danish gaols, claiming it contravenes their human rights...
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Norway secures return of polar explorer’s boat
A Norwegian group has been given the green light to salvage explorer Roald Amundsen’s sunken ship from Canadian waters.
The Living in Copenhagen Diary entry number four: Parli Italiano?
The fourth in a new series of light-hearted columns about life as a foreigner living in the Danish capital.
Secret letter reveals Swedish-Saudi security plans
A leaked letter has revealed that the Swedish government was in talks with Saudi Arabia about providing the dictatorship with an advanced security sys...
Norway police admit Utøya lives “could have been saved”
Despite seven months of public criticism, Norwegian police this week admitted for the first time that lives could have been saved if they had responde...
Psych results back in Helsinki tramp burning case
Psychiatric evaluations of three people accused of burning a tramp to death as he slept at a Helsinki bus stop have concluded that only one man is of ...
School made cool by ice hockey curriculum
A Swedish school, which is using the rough and tumble world of ice hockey to teach kids maths, geography and ethics, has announced remarkable results.
Parliament speaker calls for an end to boozing MPs
Finland’s Speaker of Parliament has denounced MPs drinking on the job in the wake of several alcohol-related scandals.