Increasing number of children in Sweden live in poverty
While Sweden recently reported its highest GDP increase ever, currently over 340,000 children in Sweden live in poverty.
Icelandic water company sends 42 tons of water to Haiti
This week, Icelandic Water Holdings sent 42 tons of bottled water to Haiti. People there have experienced great distress in the wake of the earthquake...
WikiLeaks founder rape warrant appeal rejected
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains wanted worldwide after a Swedish court rejected his appeal against an arrest warrant for rape.
Sweden’s GDP increase record high for third quarter of 2010
During the third quarter of this year, Sweden’s Gross Domestic Product increased by 6.9 percent compared to the same period the previous year.
83-year-old fined for throwing water on smoking neighbour
An elderly Swede has been fined for throwing a bucket of water out of his window and over his neighbour in a dramatic move to extinguish his cigarette...
Danish Minister: Put Chinese on the curriculum
Denmark’s education minister has called for Chinese to be included on the nation’s secondary school curriculum. Liberal Tina Nedergaard believes that ...
Finnish police arrest man after fatal takeaway blaze
Police in Tampere, Finland, have arrested one man in connection with a city centre fire that killed three people. According to forensic evidence, the ...
Norway admits it knew about U.S. spying
Authorities in Norway have admitted that they knew the U.S. embassy in Oslo was conducting surveillance in the city following spying revelations acros...