Swedish police catch Mexican spider
Police in central Sweden managed to successfully carry out a rather bizarre assignment in which they were instructed to catch a rare Mexican spider. P...
Swiss traveller to cross Iceland by tractor
A Swiss man who is touring Europe on a tractor has arrived in Iceland for the next leg of his journey.
Finland: Vantaa couple wins wife-carrying contest
Vantaa couple Ville Parviainen and Janette Oksman have won this year’s Wife-Carrying World Championships in the North Savo town of Sonkajarvi, ...
Nosey elk breaks into house in southern Sweden
An elk roaming the streets of the southern Swedish town of Helsingborg broke into a house and made himself at home but had to be put down later becaus...
Vibrating dildo delays SAS flight
It is not uncommon for airline passengers to have to sit out delays due to “technical issues”, but those boarding an SAS plane due to fly from Stockho...
Swedish football fan wins Suarez bite bet
A Swedish football fan has won 14,000 kronor after placing a bet that controversial Uruguay forward Luis Suarez would bite an opponent at the World Cu...
Segway ban scrapped in Norway
The Norwegian government’s ruling to allow people to use Segways on public streets came into effect on 1 July.
Happy ending for Norwegian squirrels after cat attack
Two baby squirrels who suffered a vicious cat attack on their nest in the Norwegian town of Gressvik, just south of Oslo, have lived to tell the tale ...