This weekend marked 70 years since residents of the Veturhús farm near Eskifjörður, east Iceland, saved the lives of over 40 British soldiers. Read the full story

The Swedish Army Museum (Armémuseum) has defended selling hand grenade-shaped baubles as part of its Christmas charity drive. Read the full story

Finland’s defence forces have admitted having a secret list of all the places around the country where there could still be munitions left over from the Second World War. Read the full story

The founder of IKEA is facing mounting questions about his past, after a new book accused him of more involvement than previously thought in the Swedish Nazi party. Read the full story

A series of military exercises under the name North Viking 2011 began in Iceland today and will continue until next Friday. Read the full story

Copenhagen has denied reports that it had formally recognised Libya’s rebel movement organisation. Read the full story

Denmark’s contribution to enforcing the no-fly zone in Libya has so far cost the country around DEK 31.5 million (EUR 4.2 million), with the figure steadily rising. Read the full story

A missile attack on the headquarters of embattled Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi has been blamed on Denmark by the country’s state-controlled media. Read the full story

Hundreds of children with Finnish fathers were born to Karelian and Russian women in the three-year occupation of Eastern Karelia during the continuation war, a report suggests. Read the full story

A recovery team in Greenland is attempting to evacuate and repatriate three servicemen who are thought to have been entombed in a glacier since their plane crashed in WWII. The Coastguard has commissioned a private squad in an attempt to find and finally remove the J2F-4 Grumman Duck biplane from the ice. Read the full story