Finland not exempt from WikiLeaks exposure
Around 600 secret documents released by the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks reportedly originated from Helsinki’s U.S. Embassy.
Politics
Information and news on politics in Iceland, Scandinavia and Northern Europe
Sweden’s GDP increase record high for third quarter of 2010
During the third quarter of this year, Sweden’s Gross Domestic Product increased by 6.9 percent compared to the same period the previous year.
Norway admits it knew about U.S. spying
Authorities in Norway have admitted that they knew the U.S. embassy in Oslo was conducting surveillance in the city following spying revelations acros...
Political prank a piece of cake for Facebook group
A right-wing political party in Denmark learnt that they cannot have their cake and eat it after being inundated with puddings following a newspaper a...
Sverigedemokraterna employs criminal offenders despite alleged hard stance on crime
The Swedish extreme right wing party Sverigedemokraterna promised to clear all convicted criminals from their ballots before the general elections in ...
Danish MP: more breasts to protect against extremists
A right-wing politician has called for more bare breasts in a documentary film about Denmark, claiming the sight of naked flesh will help keep extremi...
Danish party leader rejects call to prosecute George W. Bush
The leader of Denmark’s Socialist People’s party has distanced himself from calls from his human rights spokesman to prosecute former U.S. president G...
Icelanders Frosty Towards EU Membership
An investigation into Icelandic attitudes towards the European Union, by freelance journalist Michael Huguenin.