Finland gets record visa applications in 2008
Last year marked a milestone for Finland as the Nordic nation’s embassies around the globe processed a record number of visa applications during the y...
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Swedish greens angry over proposed beach laws
The Swedish government has proposed a bill making it easier to develop isolated beaches while tightening the rules on already overdeveloped coastal ar...
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...
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...