Birkedal acquitted of sexual assault but guilty of secret filming
A former Norwegian politician has been acquitted of sexually assaulting under-age boys, but convicted of secretly filming naked young men in his bathr...
Princess Victoria gives birth to a girl
Sweden is celebrating after Crown Princess Victoria gave birth to a daughter in the early hours of this morning. Proud father Prince Daniel announced ...
Valentine’s school stabbing blamed on bullying
Police have revealed that bullying was the motive behind a stabbing at a Finnish school last week.
Keflavik International Airport in Iceland voted best airport in Europe 2011
Keflavik International Airport (KEF) in Iceland has been voted the best small airport in Europe by participants of an extensive airport service survey...
Fierce opposition to ‘mega-municipality’ plans
A government panel in Finland has revealed proposals for a massive overhaul of the country’s municipal structure, cutting local authorities from 336 t...
Police struggle to stop teenage dial-a-drink service
Stockholm police have admitted they are making little progress in quelling the phenomenon known as “vodka-mobile”, which sees teens ordering alcohol d...
Underclass-safari post branded cheap
An official for Sweden’s Christian Democratic Party has been slammed for calling for an “underclass-safari” – complete with “people on social we...
Mother ‘gave beer and cigarettes to toddler’
A Swedish mother has been charged with child abuse after films emerged of her apparently forcing beer and cigarettes on her three year-old son.