A hospital in Stockholm has admitted it was only trying to catch people’s attention when posting an advert for “TV-series hot” nurses.
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Stockholm hospital advertises for ‘hot’ nurses
Posted on 28 February 2012.
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Nordic consumer agencies investigating Facebook
Posted on 07 November 2011.
The combined Nordic consumer agencies are investigating whether advertising laws have been broken on the social networking website, Facebook.
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Icelandic newspaper accused of helping prostitutes
Posted on 29 September 2011.
Bjorgvin Bjorgvinsson, head of the Icelandic police sexual crimes division, said yesterday that there is no doubt that the newspaper Frettabladid has been advertising prostitution in its classified ads section. The paper says it has done nothing wrong.
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Inspired by Iceland wins gold
Posted on 15 September 2011.
The Inspired by Iceland advertising campaign carried out on behalf of the entire Icelandic tourist industry, has won gold at the European Effie Awards — one of the continent’s most prestigious advertising industry award ceremonies.
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Manly mustard ads leave bad taste
Posted on 09 August 2011.
A Swedish mustard company has been slammed for being chauvinist after releasing an advertising campaign about what constitutes a ‘real man’.
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Durex advertises ‘hard but satisfying’ job
Posted on 06 July 2011.
The Swedish branch of Durex has caused a surge of excitement after launching an advertising campaign appealing for condom testers.
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Spooky donor campaign gets blood boiling
Posted on 18 October 2010.
A Hallowe’en-themed campaign aimed at attracting blood donors in Gothenburg, Sweden, has been scrapped after the community reacted in horror to its “threatening” message.
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Nordic ombudsmen question Facebook ads
Posted on 15 October 2010.
Consumer ombudsmen in the Nordic region are looking into social networking sites such as Facebook to decide whether they are engaging in illegal marketing. The watchdogs are planning to investigate whether social media websites contravene advertising laws in Finland, Norway, Sweden, Greenland, Iceland, Denmark and the Faroe Islands.
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