Stockholmers shocked by giant chipmunk invasion
An invasion of giant chipmunks at the turning-on ceremony for Stockholm’s Christmas lights has shocked residents and city officials alike.
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Man’s best friend an enemy to lampposts
A Finnish energy company has blamed dogs for corroding the capital’s lampposts when marking their territory. Helsingin Energia claims it is constantly...
Actavis acquires Dutch pharmaceutical packing manufacturer
Iceland-based generic pharmaceuticals company, Actavis has recently acquired 100% of the shares of the Dutch pharmaceutical packing manufacturer Pharm...
New pig farm footage causes stink
New undercover videos showing pigs in squalid and cramped conditions in Finnish farms have raised the issue of cruelty and negligence again in the mea...
Nokia to cut 17,000 jobs
Finnish-German telecoms giant Nokia Siemens has surprised the business world by announcing 17,000 job cuts, representing a very-significant 23 percent...
Sponsor: zoo fed my piglets to the tiger
A man who adopted piglets at a Swedish zoo has reported it to the Consumer Agency after his charges were fed to the resident tigers without his consen...
Undercover Clash bassist jailed with Greenpeace activists
Former Clash bassist Paul Simonon has revealed that he spent two weeks in a Greenlandic jail earlier this year after he was arrested while working as ...
Sausage maker defends 125 percent meat claim
A northern Swedish deli has achieved the seemingly impossible by offering several varieties of sausage that claim to contain up to 125 percent meat.