For the first time today members of the Nordic Council offered to meet the public before their official meeting; but only four applications were received. Read the full story
Posted on 24 January 2012.
For the first time today members of the Nordic Council offered to meet the public before their official meeting; but only four applications were received. Read the full story
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Posted on 27 December 2011.
Storm Dagmar attacked Norway on Christmas Night, before continuing to Sweden and Finland. At leans one person died and over 70,000 homes are without power. Read the full story
Posted on 12 August 2011.
Two Swedes and at least one Dane have been arrested for being part of a huge global paedophile ring spanning 14 countries. Read the full story
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Posted on 12 September 2010.
A Scandinavian airline is searching for a gay couple with a head for heights after announcing plans to host the first ever airborne same-sex wedding. SAS plans to hold the unusual nuptials in December, when one lucky couple will be walking down an altogether different sort of aisle. Read the full story
Posted in Business, General, Lifestyle, Marketing and Consulting, MBL, Scandinavia, Sweden, Travel, United StatesComments (3)
Posted on 11 May 2010.
A new survey from the US consultancy organisation Grant Thornton has revealed that Swedish business leaders experience the world’s lowest stress levels. Read the full story
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Posted on 24 January 2010.
An economic analysis written by Nordea, the Baltic and Scandinavian financial services group:
At the threshold of the new decade it is clear that the world economy has finally moved out of recession. Read the full story
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Posted on 21 December 2009.
The Scandinavian/Nordic countries can invariably be found atop prosperity indices, with Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Denmark all perennial leaders in quality-of-life surveys. Read the full story
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Posted on 26 November 2009.
Mar Gudmundsson, Chairman of the Central Bank of Iceland has confirmed that a portion of the promised loan to Iceland from the Scandinavian countries will be requested before the beginning of December and will hopefully be received before Christmas. Read the full story
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Posted on 06 October 2009.
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
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Posted on 12 September 2009.
FTTH, or Fibre To The Home technology, continues to be dominated by Scandinavian countries in the latest statistics released by the FTTH Council Europe at the latest Parisian forum on Broadband technology. Read the full story
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No Motörhead wine for Icelanders, branding too negative
Reykjavík Winter Lights Festival begins today
Multiple shooting in Greenland hamlet
IMF refutes claim it tried to shut Icelandic national theatre and museum
Iceland central bank holds rates, predicts ongoing economic growth
Continued Malmö violence embarrasses police
Currency exchange privacy case thrown out of Icelandic court
Sauli Niinistö wins Finland presidential race
Iceland historic French village restoration finance secured
Murder in Hafnarfjörður
