Carpenter wins ‘Sweden’s best beard’ award
A carpenter from western Sweden has beaten more than 100 rivals to have his beard proclaimed the best in Sweden.
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Copenhagen named greenest city in the world again
Copenhagen has been ranked as the world’s greenest city in the latest Global Green Economic Index (GGEI).
Hotel sustainability TripAdvisor rating being pushed by Norwegian ecotourism campaign
A new sustainability campaign initiated by the Norwegian Comfort Hotel chain and supported by the Rainforest Foundation Norway is pushing the need for...
Streaming music booming in Nordic countries
Around eight million music fans from the Nordic countries are using streaming sites like Spotify or Wimp on a regular basis, according to a recent stu...
Swedish police help boy with homework after responding to burglar call
Swedish police helped a schoolboy with his homework after responding to a worried call from him concerning a suspected break-in.
English adventurers to trek Iceland for local hospice
A team of adventurers are aiming to raise more than £50,000 for a local hospice by trekking through Iceland.
Cremation surges in popularity in Norway
Norwegians are asking in bigger numbers than ever before to be cremated instead of buried, revealed a recent study.
Danish railway stations taken over by breast-feeding mothers
With much of Denmark struggling to cope with heavy rain last week, breast-feeding mothers took to the railway stations to demand that they are allowed...