Broadening waistlines and expanding bellies among Swedish women can be blamed on a lack of sleep, according to new research. Read the full story

Serious sleep disorders have been on the increase in recent years in Finland, with resultant costs associated with specialty care reaching an estimated EUR 20 million annually. Read the full story

Today is Finland’s national “Sleepyhead Day,” a perfectly normal and not-at-all-weird custom celebrated in the country since the Middle Ages. The basic gist is as follows: wake up early or get dumped in the sea. Simple really. Read the full story