First anti-piracy case enforced under new laws
The effects of April’s landmark new copyright laws in Sweden are beginning to emerge, as the first case related to copyright infringement has been hea...
Norway calls off whale hunt this year
Norway’s main fish sales group has decided to call off the annual whale hunt along the country’s coasts this year due to a low demand for whale meat. ...
Court decides no retrial for Pirate Bay Four
The Swedish Court of Appeals has ruled that there will be no retrial in the case of the Pirate Bay file-sharing website. Claims were made that one of ...
Electric minibuses hit the streets of Copenhagen
A flashy new fleet of bright yellow electric minibuses has hit the narrow inner streets of Copenhagen to provide an eco-friendly form of transport in ...
Midsummer Day brings usual mix of fun and violence
In Finland, the weather was soggy, grey and chilly for the Midsummer Day festivities. This apparently dampened the enthusiasm of boaters both at sea a...
Weekend traffic ban coming to downtown Copenhagen
Copenhagen’s City Hall Council looks set to approve a measure that will ban vehicular traffic from the congested inner city centre on weekend nights. ...
Head banging Swedes get their own congregation
It will seem a total paradox to traditional Christians, but Swedish heavy metal fans who have an equally passionate love for Jesus Christ now have a s...
Carrot bombs strike fear in Swedish town
An art project in the Swedish town of Orebro went awry when locals mistook clusters of carrots for bombs, prompting police to step in an attempt to di...