Nordic nations top gender equality index
Once again the nations of Scandinavia are considered to have the highest levels of gender equality in the world. The Swiss-based World Economic Forum,...
Finland’s newest nuclear reactor fuels small town
In the shadow of the building site of Finland’s fifth nuclear power plant, the small town of Rauma on the island of Olkiluoto is enjoying the economic...
Debate heats up over Sweden’s proposed file sharing law
Sweden’s entertainment industry has jumped into the fray concerning a proposed law that will allow law enforcement agencies access to track down and p...
Denmark still on Islamist hit list
According to the Danish intelligence service, Islamist extremists still have Denmark and Danes living abroad in their sights. The Danish Security and ...
Finland’s Saami protect their cultural symbols
A problem has risen over the use of traditional Saami cultural symbols in the Finnish tourism industry. After a Saami Council meeting in Rovaniemi, Fi...
Pasadena Flowers in the Netherlands
Arnor Bieltvedt, an Icelandic artist is having a solo exhibition of oil paintings at the internationally renowned Beeldkracht Gallery in the Netherlan...
Sweden’s unsolved violent crime rate at 95 percent
In a statistical revelation the investigative news programme Kalla Fakta brands as shocking, journalists have determined that around 95 percent of rob...
Over 4000 people reported to have protested
Today local authorities report that around 4000 people gathered at Austurvollur in front of the Icelandic Parliament to protest against the situation ...