Are Danes taking ‘green’ too far by recycling corpses?
Denmark is keen to show off its green credentials ahead of the massive UN summit on climate change to be held in Copenhagen in December. The progressi...
Protesters gather in front of Parliament today against Icesave deal
A group of people broke away from the crowd of protesters this afternoon and tried to break into the Parliament building. Two police officers stopped ...
Malmo neighbourhood festival thwarted by its own residents
Summer street festivals are usually happy events where residents of diverse neighbourhoods turn out to promote their culture and enjoy the fun. But a ...
World Water Week summit held in Stockholm
For the past week, an international entourage of industry leaders, politicians, and officials from the United Nations have been meeting in Stockholm f...
Spotify music service not impressing its artists
In the ongoing quest to find the next commercially viable way for music artists and their labels to make money from their songs, a Swedish firm called...
Business innovation on the up in Iceland
Today, with the banks rather smaller than before, knowledge-based companies are again able to tap the talent which Iceland’s highly educated people ha...
Swedish TV celebrity sells her breasts for charity
In a truly magnanimous gesture of selflessness, Swedish television presenter Carolina Gynning offered to sell her silicone breast implants and donate ...
Reykjavik Culture Night “must be the biggest party in the world”
Over 100,000 people showed up for the annual Reykjavik Culture Night yesterday – a new record which is close to being one third of the Icelandic...