Finland saw births increase by more the seven percent in 2021
According to Statistics Finland’s preliminary figures, the number of births in Finland increased by more than seven percent in 2021. Finland is ...
Swedish labor migration laws tighten to combat foreign worker exploitation
In a bid to combat the exploitation of foreign workers in Sweden, the Swedish government is working on a proposal to tighten the current labor migrati...
Pioneering Icelandic tattoo artist has passed away
Influential tattoo artist Fjölnir Geir Bragason, known as Fjölnir Tattoo, has recently passed away at the age of 56. Bragason was integral in shaping ...
Terrorism in Finland: five arrested over far-right plot
Finnish police have arrested five men suspected of far-right terrorism and were planning a motivated bomb and gun attack. According to police, the fiv...
Salla National Park in Finland approved by government
A proposal to establish Sallatunturi National Park in Finnish Lapland has been approved by the country’s government, making it the 41st national...
Most popular Icelandic names for babies in 2020 announced
Registers Iceland has recently published data on the most popular names for babies in Iceland during 2020. For girls, there were two names that reache...
LUT University of Finland appoints MythBusters’ Jamie Hyneman as Professor of Practice
LUT University in Lappeenranta, Finland, has appointed MythBusters’ Jamie Hyneman as the Professor of Practice for a five-year term as of Novemb...
COVID in Norway: New variant of Delta strain detected
According to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), a new variant of the Delta COVID-19 strain has been detected in Norway. The NIPH reporte...