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Danish government announces GDP stimulus plan

Danish government announces GDP stimulus plan

The Danish Prime Minister, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, has declared that his country will embark on a range of ambitious projects aimed at increasing the national GDP over the next decade. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, General, MBL, Marketing and Consulting, Politics, Society1 Comment

Strong performance from Norwegian Pension Fund

Strong performance from Norwegian Pension Fund

The Government Pension Fund Global, or National Oil Fund, recorded a record annual return for 2009 according to a new report by the Norwegian Central Bank. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Energy, General, Lifestyle, MBL, Norway, Society2 Comments

Nordic tax fraud probe stretches to Bahamas

Nordic tax fraud probe stretches to Bahamas

An information sharing contract has been signed between the Nordic nations and the Bahamas, intended to hinder Nordic tax evasion. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Denmark, Finland, General, Iceland, International, MBL, Norway, Politics, Society, Sweden, Travel3 Comments

Finnish parents fined for circumcision

Finnish parents fined for circumcision

A Helsinki couple has been fined by the District Court for allowing their baby son to be circumcised. Continue Reading

Posted in Culture, Finland, General, Lifestyle, MBL, Society, United Kingdom6 Comments

Finnish website calls for politician and immigrant murders

Finnish website calls for politician and immigrant murders

An online hate website calling for the murder of immigrants and leading national politicians is under scrutiny from the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation, with early intelligence revealing that the Finnish-language site is administered by a notorious American neo-Nazi. Continue Reading

Posted in Culture, Finland, General, Lifestyle, MBL, Society, Technology, United States2 Comments

Iceland’s Icesave referendum underway

Iceland’s Icesave referendum underway

Icelanders have been voting in the referendum on December's Icesave law since 09.00 this morning. Continue Reading

Posted in General, Iceland, MBL, Politics, Society3 Comments

Sweden debates housekeeping tax

Sweden debates housekeeping tax

A campaign has been launched by the Swedish Moderate Party to highlight housekeeping as a vital issue in forthcoming elections and also to exploit potential divisions among opposition parties, notably the Left-Green alliance. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, General, MBL, Politics, Society, Sweden1 Comment

Icesave referendum – Official information from the Icelandic government

Icesave referendum – Official information from the Icelandic government

General information about the 6 March referendum on the Icesave issue from the Government of Iceland. Information about press centers and where to vote. Continue Reading

Posted in General, Iceland, Icelandic PM´s office, MBL, Politics, Society3 Comments

Dope smoker complains to Swedish police over psychedelic hash

Dope smoker complains to Swedish police over psychedelic hash

Police in southern Sweden received a visit from an unhappy member of the public who asked authorities to test the hashish be had purchased for traces of LSD, complaining that the smoke had been way too strong. Continue Reading

Posted in General, Lifestyle, MBL, Society, Sweden4 Comments

Swedish female students awarded discrimination compensation

Swedish female students awarded discrimination compensation

Southern Sweden’s Lund University has agreed to pay out compensation to two dozen female students who were refused entrance into the psychology programme on gender grounds. Continue Reading

Posted in General, MBL, Politics, Society, Sweden0 Comments

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