Nordic countries have long had a fondness for singing, but new research suggests that it should not just be confined to drunken social gatherings. Read the full story

Residents of the Faroe Islands are suffering in far greater numbers from rare genetic illnesses than the rest of the world, according to new research. Read the full story

Danish experts have warned that some types of nano products could cause cancer in a similar way to asbestos exposure. Read the full story

Budget restraints at the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) have resulted in job cuts of up to 50 percent among alcohol researchers. Read the full story

The Icelandic Heart Association has received a research grant from America’s National Institutes of Health. Read the full story

The Expo Foundation’s first annual report on the white power movement in Sweden has revealed that the faction is undergoing resurgence, with extremist right-wing organisations becoming more active in recent times. Read the full story

The European Union is providing funding for human behaviour-watch programmes in the war against terror, sparking fears that the EU community itself will foster suspicion. Airports are among areas that attract the most suspicion including increased surveillance of bathrooms and express check-ins, as the common belief is that terrorists tend move quickly, need privacy and almost never stop for coffee. Read the full story

According to Swedish researchers, all Scandinavians are descendents of immigrants who were believed to have first arrived in the region somewhere between 4,000 and 6,000 years ago. Read the full story

The Finns drink the most alcohol in the Nordic countries, according to research published by the Finland’s Directorate of Health. According to the research, the Icelanders drink the least alcohol of any Nordic nation. Read the full story

The people of Finland seem to be prepared to accept whatever political decisions its government needs to make to fight the growing threat of climate change, according to research conducted over the past year analysing public attitude. The study, conducted by Kuulas Millward Brown, indicates that Finns are more eager to tackle the issue of climate change than ever before. Read the full story