Sweden’s online pirates get state funding
The Pirate Party, the youth branch of Sweden’s file-sharing and copyright reform advocacy group, has been given over a million kroner in state funding...
Aussie toxic waste not wanted in Denmark
The Danish Society for Nature Conservation, a leading environmental group in Denmark, has launched a protest appeal against Australia’s application to...
Copenhagen to unveil citywide WiFi
By fixing nearly 1,000 hotspots across Copenhagen, Denmark’s capital is set to become one of the few cities in the world providing free wireless Inter...
Norway’s eco-car collapsing under financial crisis
The innovative Norwegian car marker Think is seeing production of its environmentally-friendly electric car grinding to a halt just as it was starting...
Greenpeace activists try to board Danish-bound ship
Danish police arrested three activists from Greenpeace as they tried to board a cargo ship carrying coal bound for Denmark. The Nordic branch of Green...
Finland accuses Russia of stealing its camouflage design
One of the more bizarre issues to emerge from the August War between Georgia and Russia is the question of whether Russia’s military conducted that mi...
Interest in jobs abroad
People who have lost their jobs, or fear they might be fired, have shown huge interest in jobs abroad. Foreign companies see opportunities and want to...
Finland’s newest nuclear reactor fuels small town
In the shadow of the building site of Finland’s fifth nuclear power plant, the small town of Rauma on the island of Olkiluoto is enjoying the economic...