Swedish migration board denies asylum to hunger strikers
Sweden’s migration board will not re-open the asylum application files for the eight Afghan men participating in a hunger strike in Boden. The ...
Politics
Information and news on politics in Iceland, Scandinavia and Northern Europe
Iceland’s opposition wins election, Social Democrats swept out of Parliament
Iceland’s Centre-right opposition parties return to power in Iceland following Saturday’s parliamentary election. The Independence Party (...
Icelandic citizens head to the polls
Icelandic voters will have nearly twice as many political parties to choose from in today’s parliamentary election than during the last time the...
Iceland’s likely future PM says country’s bank debt write down is inevitable
The man predicted to become Iceland’s next prime minister said a major debt write down is necessary prior to lifting crippling currency controls...
Head of Islamic association says Swedish Social Democrat party crumbled under pressure
The controversial politician and head of Sweden’s Islamic association, who recently left a high profile Social Democrat party position, has brok...
China and Iceland sign free trade agreement
The world’s most populous country has signed a free trade agreement with Europe’s most sparsely populated nation. Iceland can now export m...
A third of Greenlandic residents want closer ties with Canada
Greenland’s new premier, Aleqa Hammond, made her first official trip to Denmark on 15 April. However, one in three people who live on this gigan...
Finnish PM calls for a fairer European Union
Finland’s Prime Minister, Jyrki Katainen (NCP), said the European Union should focus on ways to move forward instead of pessimistic attitudes du...