Finland may host historic 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
Along with Innsbruck, Austria, the Finnish town of Kuopio is in the final race to host the first ever Winter Youth Olympics in 2012. The International...
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Swedish gay Taj Mahal wedding
In the first known gay marriage at India’s legendary tribute to love, the Taj Mahal, two young Swedish women tied the knot following traditional Hindu...
Battle for control of Christiania heats up
Fearing the future of its unique lifestyle and self-governing autonomy, the 900 or so residents of Christiania have petitioned the Danish high court t...
EasyJet offers new Scandinavian routes
In direct competition with Scandinavian Airlines SAS, budget carrier easyJet has started flying to and from Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport to both Milan ...
Wise travelling in winter Iceland
Those wanting to see Aurora borealis might know the bad news: it appears only during winter. But there is no coin with only one side and travelling in...
Norwegians get licence to express themselves
The debate has been raging in Norway for nearly four decades over the vanity-centred issue of whether to allow personalised number plates on Norwegian...
Swedish footballer Freddie Ljungberg joins US “soccer”
In a move that surprised more than a few pundits, Swedish football legend Freddie Ljungberg has decided to move to the United States to finish off his...
Sterling lied all the way to the end
Rulle Westergaard, ex public relations officer at the Danish low cost airline Sterling, says that the Sterling management lied all the way to the end ...