An online hate website calling for the murder of immigrants and leading national politicians is under scrutiny from the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation, with early intelligence revealing that the Finnish-language site is administered by a notorious American neo-Nazi. Continue Reading

The anti-smoking campaign in Finland is continuing apace with municipal employers and companies beefing up their smoke-free workplace policies. Continue Reading

A young councillor with the Danish People’s Party has been ostracised from his political organisation following his posting of inflammatory comments on the social networking site Facebook. Continue Reading

The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) has unexpectedly reduced its demands for wage increases for privately employed members. Continue Reading

Despite a recent threat by Supreme Court judges to undermine the immigration legislation governing citizenship, Denmark will continue with its 28-year rule for naturalising citizens. Continue Reading

The ongoing debate on pension talks in Finland continues to stall; with representatives from employer-guilds and unions unable to reach an agreement over a proposal to extend the statutory retirement age. Continue Reading

This March will see the closure of Blue Movie – the oldest sex shop in the world – due to financial difficulties. Supplying pornographic material since 1964, the Copenhagen store’s closure is not, as expected, because of the dominance of internet competition but rather from encroaching bike lanes. Continue Reading

Eighty-six percent of Norwegians believe that their country is almost the perfect place to live, although public services still seem to show room for improvement. Continue Reading

Despite the economic downturn Norwegian Air has reported significant passenger growth for 2009 with an 18 percent rise from the previous year. Continue Reading

The financial cost of protecting Mohammed cartoonist Kurt Westergaard is becoming an increasing burden on the Danish government. Continue Reading