Eurovision: Band consisting of members with learning disabilities to represent Finland
A unique Finnish punk band made up of four members with learning disabilities is to represent the Nordic country in this year’s Eurovision Song Contes...
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Attention-loving elk is front-page news in Norway
A selfie taken by a Norwegian skier with an elk staring at the lens in the background is the lead photo of the website of Norway’s largest selling new...
Princess Madeleine to deliver royal baby in June
Queen Sylvia of Sweden let the cat out of the bag during a state visit to Finland by revealing that Princess Madeleine will give birth in June. The gr...
Tourism remains top of Iceland’s economic statistics
After moving in front of Iceland’s lucrative fishing industry to become the country’s largest export industry two years ago, tourism retained its stat...
Sweden may be home to world’s oldest cat
A 29-year-old cat from the central Swedish town of Karlskoga is believed to be the world’s oldest cat. The pet’s owner, Asa Wickberg, said Missan, who...
Volcanic eruption in Holuhraun came to an end
The Scientific Advisory Board of the Icelandic Civil Protection has released the latest facts about the volcanic eruption in Holuhraun: The volcanic e...
Björk opens up on new album
Icelandic musician Björk has admitted that she was initially appalled by her new album, Vulnicura, because it was all about her break-up with long-ter...
Ice climber dies after 40-metre fall in Norway
An ice climber plunged 40 metres to his death while attempting to scale the Rjukanfissen waterfall in Norway’s southern Telemark region. A group of to...