Ninety-year-old Icelandic man has lost ring returned after 65 years
An Icelandic man who lost his wedding ring shortly after marrying got the shock of his life when it was returned just before his 65th wedding annivers...
Finland: Fears of increased anti-immigrant sentiment after Oulu murders
Finland’s police are monitoring social media more closely amid fears of an inti-immigrant backlash following the suspected racially-motivated murders ...
Finnish ombudsman turns down appeals to ban ‘homo-erotic’ stamps
Finland’s parliamentary ombudsman Maija Sakslin has denied pleas for stamps featuring iconic gay artist Tom of Finland’s work to be banned because of ...
Swedish sex-ed ‘genital song’ for kids causes a storm on YouTube
A Swedish music video featuring a dancing penis and vagina that recently went viral and was later listed as “adult content” by YouTube, has triggered ...
Sick pay reputation of Sweden inaccurate
Swedes may have a reputation of enjoying the odd sick day from work but, according to a rehabilitation science expert, this is unwarranted.
Iceland names Sigrun Magnusdottir as minister of environment
Iceland has announced that Sigrun Magnusdottir has been chosen to replace the outgoing Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson as the country’s minister of environme...
Facebook the preferred social media choice among Finns
People in Finland have said that Facebook is their preferred choice when it comes to social media, although a surprisingly high 34 per cent of Finns h...
US court: Norway guilty of violating equal pay laws
A US court has ordered Norway to pay more than two million Norwegian kroner in compensation to Ellen Ewald, who was paid less than her male co-workers...