Sweden set to legalise same-sex marriage by May
Sweden is edging closer towards officially approving gay marriage now that three of the four parties in the ruling government coalition have joined fo...
Programme of the Government of the Social Democratic Alliance and the Left-Green Movement
Programme of the Government of the Social Democratic Alliance and the Left-Green Movement This Government constituted by the Social Democratic Allianc...
Ericsson to lay off 5,000 despite posting profit
Despite the fact that it posted a surprisingly strong profit in the fourth quarter of 2008, Sweden’s telecom company Ericsson announced it was plannin...
Female touch to tidy up Iceland’s political scene
Current Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security, Johanna Sigurdardottir, is to become the interim Prime Minister of Iceland until new elections...
Child pornography in Swedish national library
The relaxed and tolerant policies of the Swedish government towards pornography occasionally create embarrassments for the nation, as in the latest di...
Finland’s GDP to shrink two percent this year
The Finnish ministry of finance stated on its website that it expects the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) to drop by more than two percent in 20...
Iceland’s Minister of Commerce and board and director of FSA resign
Bjorgvin G. Sigurdsson, Iceland’s Minister of Commerce has resigned from his post. At the same time he announced that the director of the Icelan...
Swedish greens angry over proposed beach laws
The Swedish government has proposed a bill making it easier to develop isolated beaches while tightening the rules on already overdeveloped coastal ar...