EU denies Greenland whaling extension bid
European officials have ruled against a Danish bid to extend Greenland’s indigenous people’s current rights to whaling.
Swedish prostitutes to get sick pay
Tax-paying prostitutes in Sweden are entitled to sick pay, the country’s National Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan) said this week.
Copenhagen takes European Green Capital for 2014 award
Copenhagen has been named the European Green Capital for 2014. The Danish capital edged out Bristol in the United Kingdom and Frankfurt for the 2014 t...
Åsa Vilbäck boyfriend jailed for burning down own villa
The boyfriend of Swedish celebrity doctor Åsa Vilbäck has been jailed for four years after being found guilty of burning down his own luxury villa. Ma...
Danish pensioner feared murdered in the Philippines
A Danish pensioner is feared murdered after what looks like a robbery at his holiday home in the Philippines.
Prosecutors receive evidence against Finnair CEO
Evidence relating to suspicions that Finnair CEO Mika Vehviläinen received a bribe from pension firm Ilmarinen when selling his flat has been handed t...
Anti-Islam protest sees low turnout in Norway
A demonstration of the far-right Norwegian Defence League last week in Stavanger saw a turnout of only around 20-30 people, while an counter anti-raci...
Iceland trebles price of fishing tariffs
Fishermen in Iceland have been angered by government legislation that has almost trebled the cost of new fishing licenses.