Uproar in Iceland’s parliament over allegedly suppressed Icesave documents
The Icelandic parliament is in turmoil in the third and final debate over Icesave. The parliament’s Budget Committee received last minute commun...
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Military dispute over Arctic resources unlikely
The natural resources of the Arctic region are unlikely to lead to any military conflict in the region according to new research by the Fridtjof Nanse...
Greenland faces crucial decision on its future
The Premier of Greenland, Kuupik Kleist, has claimed that his country is at a crossroads with decisions to be made in the determining of the future of...
Google to digitise Danish library
The world’s largest computer search engine will soon begin the digitalisation of Denmark’s literature for The Royal Library.
Danish bank secures second billion kroner government loan
The troubled Danish financial institution Amagerbanken has finally succeeded in its application under the government’s second bank bailout to borrow D...
Swedish political party claims feminists have better sex
The feminist political party of Sweden has launched a new advertising campaign in time for Christmas which boldly features a logo boasting about its s...
Why Europe’s wealthy are not moving to Scandinavia
The Scandinavian/Nordic countries can invariably be found atop prosperity indices, with Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Denmark all perennial lea...
Danish politicians call for limits on banker bonuses
A move by the Danish People’s Party aims to ensure that favourable share options and giant bonuses for bank executives are done away with – even if th...