Iceland and Bulgaria against Taiwan referendum
The governments of both Iceland and Bulgaria have voiced their support to the government of China, according to reports in China View. Both government...
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Finland PM headed to South Korea and Japan
The Prime Minister of Finland, Matti Vanhanen recently announced plans to visit both Japan and South Korea in the near future. According to reports by...
Lithuanians unite in Iceland
Last Saturday, immigrants from Lithuania met in Reykjavik as part of an establishing congress. According to reports in the Baltic Course, Lithuanians ...
Nazis violently attack Swedish feminists
A small village in Sweden became the site of unexpected violence on Sunday night when seven people were assaulted on the streets. According to reports...
Poll shows Sweden Democrats gaining support
A recent poll suggests that the Sweden Democrats have finally gathered enough support from the Swedish population to enter parliament, according to re...
NATO a touchy subject in Finland
Last week, Finland’s Minister of Defence, Jyri Hakamies, spoke out in public, voicing his support for Finland and Sweden’s accession into NATO. The sp...
Condoleezza Rice to visit Iceland and Sweden
From 28th to 30th May, US Secretary Condoleezza Rice will be in Sweden and Iceland, according to reports by AFP. While in Scandinavia, Rice will atten...
Finnair’s labour dispute causes cancellations
Last Saturday the Finnish Airline Pilots’ Association instituted a ban on overtime hours for pilots, according to reports in the Finnish news agency, ...