Norwegian island prison offers alternative correctional strategy
A small island prison in Norway is taking a different path to traditional penal institutions.
Finnish MP to face police investigation over immigration comments
True Finns MP Teuvo Hakkarainen will be the subject of a police investigation over controversial comments he made regarding immigrants.
UN Decade of Action for Road Safety launched in Iceland today
Today is the official launch of the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety campaign. This initiative is to span from 2011 to 2020 in order to create awar...
Iceland continues to inspire with successful tourism campaign
Following the Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption in April 2010, the visitor numbers to Iceland dropped significantly. Due to this, a tourism campaign ...
Several buildings destroyed in Stockholm KTH fire
Last week saw several structures destroyed at the Royal Institute of Technology’s (KTH) School of Architecture in Stockholm.
Native Finns leaving Helsinki suburbs
New figures have shown that native Finnish people are leaving Helsinki’s suburban areas whilst the number of immigrants increases.
BBC Four launches week-long showcase of Icelandic television programs
UK television channel BBC Four is launching its ‘Iceland Week’ feature today, whereby numerous Icelandic films, comedies and documentaries will be sho...
Denmark report: strict immigration regulations save ‘billions’
A new report from the Danish government has claimed that strict immigration policies save billions of euros each year.