Latvia bailed out by Denmark and Sweden
In a gesture of help to struggling Latvia, the central banks of Denmark and Sweden have offered the small Baltic nation a credit line worth EUR 500 mi...
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Protesting to continue in the year 2009
As IceNews reported yesterday, protesters succeeded in preventing Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde from appearing on a Stod 2 television show broadcastin...
Finland minister calls for common Nordic currency
The nations that make up Scandinavia are some of the most ardent in Europe about abstaining from joining the common European currency. But Finland’s M...
Sweden doing the most to tackle climate change
In a recent report issued by global climate change watchdogs, Sweden was ranked as doing the most to tackle greenhouse emissions. The Climate Change P...
Sweden’s city of Malmo hit by rioting again
Tensions in the southern Swedish university town of Malmo flared up again over the eviction of squatters, resulting in two nights of violent rioting. ...
Norway lowers 2009 whale quota
Norway’s Fisheries Ministry announced that it has lowered the annual quota of minke whales allowed to be caught by commercial fishing companies by 16 ...
SAS wants to buy out Estonian Airlines
Despite its admitted financial difficulties, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has approached the Estonian government with an offer to buy out the 34 percen...
Finland sending more troops to Afghanistan
According to official sources speaking to Helsingin Sanomat, Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Defence is preparing to significan...