Dozens of Danish farmers have being purchasing illegal fertiliser and crop spray from a Jutland group smuggling in the products from Germany. Read the full story

The German DIY chain Bauhaus has decided the time has come to open its Icelandic store, which has lain empty since completion in 2008. Read the full story

Leaders of German company PCC have put their plan for a new silicon factory in North Iceland into full swing and are aiming to secure a production licence within 10 months. Read the full story

Finnish-German telecoms giant Nokia Siemens has surprised the business world by announcing 17,000 job cuts, representing a very-significant 23 percent of its workforce. Read the full story

A German theologian has caused controversy in Sweden by claiming that the beloved Pippi Longstocking children’s books are racist. Read the full story

Iceland’s biggest road and maritime freight handling company has signed a contract for two brand new container ships — just three years after nearly collapsing under the weight of debt. Read the full story

A declaration of co-operation will be signed tomorrow for the construction of a 66,000 tonne/year silicon factory planned for Bakki near the north-eastern Icelandic town of Husavik by the German company PCC. Read the full story

A Danish father, whose two daughters were found burnt to death in the back seat of a car, is being charged with their murder after an autopsy revealed they had been drugged with sleeping pills. Read the full story

A group of German canoeists, who illegally set up camp on a private Finnish beach, have been allowed to paddle to freedom after police deemed that a full-scale investigation would not be a good use of resources. Read the full story

Denmark has beefed up its border controls in a move that has caused concern among other EU neighbours. Read the full story