Swedes break own world SMS record
It may still be nice to receive a Christmas card through the post – but these days the real king of holiday greetings is the mobile phone text message...
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Latvia bailed out by Denmark and Sweden
In a gesture of help to struggling Latvia, the central banks of Denmark and Sweden have offered the small Baltic nation a credit line worth EUR 500 mi...
Several Businesspeople of the Year 2008 in Iceland
It‘s that time of year when business papers and magazines name businesspeople of the year in Iceland and this year there are no bankers to be seen. Th...
Sweden doing the most to tackle climate change
In a recent report issued by global climate change watchdogs, Sweden was ranked as doing the most to tackle greenhouse emissions. The Climate Change P...
Copenhagen to unveil citywide WiFi
By fixing nearly 1,000 hotspots across Copenhagen, Denmark’s capital is set to become one of the few cities in the world providing free wireless Inter...
Norway’s eco-car collapsing under financial crisis
The innovative Norwegian car marker Think is seeing production of its environmentally-friendly electric car grinding to a halt just as it was starting...
Russians keeping Finland’s tourism alive
Although tourist numbers are down in virtually every country on the planet, Finland can find some solace in the fact that their Russian neighbours are...
SAS dumps two of its airlines
The financially embattled carrier Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced that it is selling off two of its subsidiaries: Spanair and airBaltic. It ...