Finland: Companies paying staff to work out
A number of Finnish employers have started paying their staff to exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle in the belief that looking after yourself w...
Sweden changes ‘racist’ bird names
The Swedish Ornithological Society has officially changed the names of some birds amid concerns that they sound racist. The group recently put togethe...
Icelandic atheist society mocks National Church
The Icelandic atheist organisation Vantru has joked that it is to register all newborn children in the country as members. In a satirical statement to...
Danish teenage girls exercising less than the boys
Teenage girls in Denmark are not getting as much exercise as their male counterparts, a recent study has revealed. Researchers at the University of So...
Danes among the world’s most unfaithful spouses
If you are looking for a loyal husband or wife, it seems heading to Denmark is not the way forward after recent research showed that almost one in two...
Norway to make it illegal to help beggars
Norway is to introduce an anti-begging law that will make helping the homeless in any way punishable with up to a year in jail. The right-wing coaliti...
Sweden’s controversial genitals video to be released in English on Valentine’s Day
A controversial Swedish children’s cartoon featuring dancing genitals is all set to be released in English in time for Valentine’s Day, revealed its c...
Finland to scrap cursive handwriting from school programme
Finland is to remove cursive writing from its education programme and replace it with lessons in keyboard typing. The Nordic country’s education board...