Sami reindeer herders to be given more freedom under new proposal
A government appointed work group has declared that the indigenous Sami population of Sweden should be granted further freedom to undertake activities...
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Improvements demanded for Finnish elderly care
Finnish opposition parties last week introduced demands for the implementation of new legislation for the improvement of elderly care. The chair of th...
Norway joins international Swine Flu vaccine donation effort
Norway has joined a coalition along with Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Switzerland, the US and UK, who have pledged to donate 10 percent of their sup...
US could launch missiles from the Baltic Sea
The US Secretary of Defence, Robert Gates, has announced that the U.S missile based defence system could see changes which will result in weapons bein...
Swedish major fired after drunken antics in Congo
Excessive drinking and allegations of sexual relations with a native woman whilst stationed abroad in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have cost...
Norway to investigate human rights abuses in Gaza
The Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store has advised that Norway will be actively following up on a UN Human Rights Council report, which came ...
Policy rate unchanged 12% in Iceland
Central Bank of Iceland interest rate decision and issuance of 28-day certificates of deposit The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to keep ...
Central bank of Iceland annoucesa policy rate change
The policy rate decision will be announced at 9:00 a.m. GMT today. The rationale behind the interest rate decision will be explained in a webcast at 1...