Norwegian tanker captured by Somali pirates
In the most recent incident of piracy in the Gulf of Aden off the Somali coast, pirates boarded and captured a Norwegian tanker, giving more credence ...
Danish teen girls prefer painkillers for suicide
Figures just released from Denmark’s National Patient Registry indicate a substantial rise in the number of teenage girls who have been admitted to ho...
Finland set to regulate tobacco sales
Beginning in April, Finland’s government is going to begin regulating the sales of all tobacco products in a bid to improve the health of its young ci...
Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir becomes party leader of the Icelandic Social Democrats
Johanna Sigurdardottir has been elected party leader of the Icelandic Social Democrats (Samfylkingin) with nearly all votes. Dagur B. Eggertsson will ...
More Scandinavian restaurants become culinary stars
After seeing two more of its restaurants given the prestigious Michelin star ranking this year, Copenhagen is confident that it remains the culinary c...
Norway’s most notorious rocker released from jail
Norwegian black-metal legend Varg Vikernes, who also calls himself Count Grishnackh, will be released from prison after serving his 16-year sentence f...
Cycle cops to cruise Copenhagen streets
Some of Copenhagen’s police officers will be trading in four wheels for two as they team up for the Danish capital’s new police cycle unit. The patrol...
To the Class of 2009: Mango seeds don’t need soil to grow
An IceNews reader submitted the following uplifting and thought provoking 200-word short essay on the global economy.