The Living in Copenhagen Diary entry number eight: Happy Danes
The eighth in a series of light-hearted columns about life as a foreigner living in the Danish capital.
Finns Party u-turn on MP’s hate speech conviction
Finns Party chairman Timo Soini says he has changed his mind about a racism conviction preventing anyone from serving in the right-wing party, after t...
Danish gays can marry in church
Gay couples in Denmark will now be able to enjoy exactly the same marriage rights as straight couples after parliament passed a historic vote in favou...
Former Icelandic bank execs jailed for fraud
The former chairman and the former CEO of the Icelandic Byr Savings Bank have each been sentenced to four-and-a-half years behind bars after being fou...
Transsexual accuses Copenhagen bar of rigging boob job competition
A Copenhagen bar is being accused of discrimination after a transsexual woman said the owners rigged a competition to ensure she didn’t win the prize ...
No malpractice evidence for fake Finnish doctors
Two men who practiced medicine in Finland without proper degrees are likely to only face charges of fraud after investigators failed to find any evide...
Norway’s right wing defends Breivik in court
Right-wing extremists have spoken at the murder trial of Norwegian killer Anders Behring Breivik as his lawyers try to prove that his views on Islam a...
Sweden Democrat accused of faking home arson
A Sweden Democrat politician who claims her home was targeted by arsonists last year is now suspected of starting the fire herself.