Swedish Samaritan jailed for saving assaulted woman
A Swedish man who saved a woman from assault has been sentenced to prison rather than being applauded for performing a civic duty.
Shelter for climate summit activists needed
Up to 10,000 activists will require temporary shelters when they travel to Copenhagen for the upcoming United Nations Climate Summit.
No penalty for man who filmed naked children
Swedish authorities have failed to punish a 29-year-old summer camp counsellor who secretly filmed naked children.
Local dialects not dying out in Denmark
The commonly held belief that Danish dialects are dying out has been refuted by new university research.
Finland slow to adopt disabled human rights convention
Ratifying the United Nations Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has for years been put off by Finland because of financial concern...
New polar bear agreement reached
Greenland and Canada have agreed to work together to co-manage their joint polar bear population.
Cabbage cure for cancer claims land quack in hot water
Twelve charges of fraud, in addition to sex offences, have led to the indictment of a would-be western Swedish practitioner.
Swedish head teacher claims anorexia and dyslexia not real
Disabilities rights advocates and health workers alike have been angered by a southern Swedish school principal who claims that anorexia and dyslexia ...