The Finnish Interior Ministry is to investigate a spate of family killings after a father murdered his wife and their two children before burning down their Helsinki apartment last week. Read the full story

The Icelandic parliament has voted to begin the process of making surrogate mothers legal. Read the full story

The Minister of the Interior in Iceland has described as ‘absurd’ the current law preventing foreign students’ children being allowed Icelandic residency. Iceland’s laws on foreigners are currently being re-evaluated with a view to changes. Read the full story

A Danish man is believed to have detonated a bomb in his apartment killing himself, his former partner and her father. Read the full story

A police officer who committed suicide at a work Christmas party was the husband of a former Finnish government minister, it has been revealed. Read the full story

A Swedish woman who won the jackpot on a scratch card is reportedly suing her daughter for nabbing the prize money. Read the full story

According to university researchers, Icelanders are generally happier in their family lives now than before the financial crash. It is thought that shorter working hours and men doing more of the household chores are big reasons for the change. Read the full story

A Swedish man with a history of criminality and mental illness has been remanded in custody after one of his two-month-old twin daughters was found dead. Read the full story

An investigation into rumours about the role of the late father of Sweden’s Queen Silvia in Nazi Germany has been branded a whitewash by Holocaust survivors. Read the full story

The strength of family bonds between Icelanders has seldom been stronger than now, while the strength of loyalty to the government and official bodies has collapsed since the banking crisis. Read the full story