Finland stubs out smoking with world’s toughest law
Finland has this week enacted the strictest anti-smoking laws in the world, which aim to phase out the habit altogether by preventing teenagers from e...
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Oslo business for peace award set to honour seven business figures at peace conference
An upcoming peace conference in Oslo, Norway, is set to honour seven business figures with the Oslo Business for Peace Award for their contributions t...
Police turned off by horny hotel freebies
A kinky hotel in Stockholm, which offers guests complimentary sex toys with their rooms, has been slammed by police for glorifying the sex trade.
Suspicions of human trafficking in berry picking recruitment
Finland’s minorities ombudsman has said the recruitment of Thai berry pickers has characteristics resembling human trafficking. Eva Biaudet said Thai ...
Party leader cleared in tax row, says accountant
A tax scandal surrounding Danish Social Democratic leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt and her British spouse, Stephen Kinnock has been resolved in the coup...
Norway urges Canada and Russia to forge Arctic agreement
Norway has called on Canada to settle its disputes with Russia in an attempt to decrease tensions over sovereignty in the Far North. The recommendatio...
Fokus Bank Oslo Marathon 2010 starts today in Norway
Today the Fokus Bank Oslo Marathon is kicking off with around 16,000 people from 71 different nations expected to participate over the space of two da...
Teenage bank robber shot by police
A teenager, suspected of robbing a bank and taking a woman hostage in southern Stockholm, was shot and wounded by police who thought he was carrying e...