Swedish serial drunk driver caught (again)
The Local newspaper has reported that a man from the town of Boras in western Sweden has been arrested for unlawful drunk driving. But what makes this...
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Finns heading to Swedish shops
The weakened Swedish national currency, the krona, is luring Finnish shoppers from across the border looking to cash in on favourable exchange rates. ...
Attacks against Swedish Jews on the rise
In the wake of the ongoing conflict involving Israel and Hamas militants operating from the Gaza Strip, Sweden has been experiencing a rash of anti-Se...
Jumbo jet becomes hostel at Stockholm airport
Passengers arriving at Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport will discover that one of the aeroplanes has missed a turn, parking itself atop a hill just outside...
Nordic nations switching to safer cigarettes
Beginning in 2010, a new European Union law will come into effect that makes it illegal to sell cigarettes that are not self-extinguishing. While the ...
Danish universities forced to make cutbacks
The global economic crisis is beginning to extend into more entrenched facets of public life such as higher education. Denmark’s government has stated...
Finland to upgrade its rail link with Russia
Finnish Railways (VR) announced last week that it will be upgrading its existing rail link between the capital Helsinki and Russia’s St Petersburg. Th...
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...