Denmark's largest bank Danske Bank has been fined €470 million over an international money laundering scandal ~finance banking Article 239 words 4 votes
Esrange Space Center in Sweden has become the leading prospective candidate for Europe's first mainland satellite launch ~space satellites Link 4 votes
Denmark's long Covid patients feel abandoned by pandemic response ~health healthcare Article 1025 words 5 votes
Swedish truck manufacturer Scania the first in Europe to pilot autonomous vehicles while delivering commercial goods – pilot project covering a stretch of some 300km ~transport Article 710 words 4 votes
Research group Whale Wise are investigating how net entanglement is affecting humpback whale populations in Iceland using drones ~enviro Article 938 words 3 votes
With bi-directional charging, the Volvo EX90 basically works as a power bank, allowing the battery to store electricity that can later be transferred back into an owner's home ~transport Link 4 votes
Finland to start building 200km long border fence with Russia next year – estimated to cost a total of 380 million euros and be completed by 2026 ~society politics Article 399 words 7 votes
Sanna Marin's Finnish government could collapse, as human rights laws stalled – new Sámi Parliament Act is the right of self-determination ~society politics Article 1666 words 6 votes
Jimmy Sandberg: ‘Erling Haalands popularity, and a spelling error, is drowning out our beloved Swedish region of Halland on the internet right now’ ~sports.football Article 285 words 4 votes
Baltic Pipe pipeline between Norway and Poland received its first direct deliveries of Norwegian gas – Danish terminal started operations following delays ~enviro energy Link 6 votes
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, crime fiction fan and Iceland's Prime Minister, has published her first thriller novel with her close friend and bestselling author Ragnar Jónasson ~books fiction.crime Link 4 votes
An averted terrorist plot and recent shootings in Reykjavík have put guns in Iceland in the spotlight ~life Article 947 words 5 votes
Norway's digital currency experiment – what is it and how does it work? ~finance Article 802 words 6 votes
Protesters that gathered to demonstrate against the death of Mahsa Amini attempted to enter the Iranian Embassy in Oslo, leading to scores of arrests ~news norway.oslo crime iran iraq.kurdistan Article 262 words 5 votes
Russia's war in Ukraine has forever changed Europe's energy landscape – Norway finds itself at the forefront of an energy crisis ~enviro energy Article 697 words 4 votes
Norway-Poland gas pipeline opens in key move to cut dependency on Russia – could be at full capacity a month early due to good progress on work in Denmark ~enviro energy Article 749 words 13 votes
Heart Aerospace's current project is a thirty-passenger plane designed to have a fully battery-powered range of 200 kilometres ~tech Link 4 votes
Denmark's former foreign intelligence chief has been formally charged with leaking highly classified information ~news denmark politics law Link 8 votes
Finnish utility Fortum plans to add 560 megawatt capacity by reactivating an idle coal-fired power plant on Finland's west coast ~enviro energy Link 7 votes
Indigenous Sámi cinema meets a global audience – transformation of the Nordic Pavilion into the “Sámi Pavilion” at this year's Venice Biennale ~movies Article 1313 words 5 votes
Two Swedish filmmakers have been found guilty of illegally disturbing the MS Estonia ferry, which sank in 1994 killing 852 people ~tv Article 399 words 6 votes
Film productions from around the world are eager to capture Iceland's dramatic landscapes – and to take advantage of an attractive incentive scheme ~movies Article 826 words 3 votes
Environmental defenders celebrate a ‘huge’ win for ‘unique’ Tasmanian rainforest ~enviro pollution Article 1207 words, published Jul 26 2022 6 votes
Finland intends to limit visas for Russian tourists – government has come under increased public and political pressure to close a perceived sanctions loophole ~travel Article 686 words 4 votes
Finland could become the first country in the EU to trial a mobile app with digital copies of travel documents ~transport Article 528 words 4 votes
Scandinavian airline SAS announced that it has gone bankrupt a day after 1,000 pilots walked out on strike ~transport Link 13 votes
United Nations committee finds Finland violated an international convention on racial discrimination when it comes to the political rights of Sámi ~society politics Link 5 votes
Iran has ruled out a potential prison swap involving an Iranian-Swedish academic who has been sentenced to death for spying ~news sweden crime politics Article 301 words 4 votes
The construction of two energy islands off the coast of Denmark is being sped up to help wean the country off Russian fossil fuels ~enviro energy.renewable Link 6 votes
Norway's breeding programme sees arctic foxes return in high numbers – foxes still listed as under threat of becoming extinct in Scandinavia ~enviro conservation Article 304 words 3 votes
Denmark says it is in talks with Rwanda about setting up a reception centre for asylum seekers ~society politics Article 258 words 3 votes
Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg has created an energy system that makes it possible to capture and store solar energy for up to eighteen years ~enviro energy.renewable Link 6 votes
Protesters denouncing the intention of a far-right group to burn a Quran in Örebro in central Sweden attacked police on Friday, injuring at least nine ~humanities religion Article 308 words 8 votes
For a fifth year in a row, Finland takes the top spot as the happiest nation in the world in what is the tenth edition of the World Happiness Report ~life Link 14 votes
Denmark has authorised the construction of a new pipeline between Norway and Poland to reduce Warsaw's dependence on Russian gas ~enviro energy Article 292 words 12 votes
A 'blue blob' in the North Atlantic Ocean has been slowing down the melting of Iceland's glaciers, a new study suggests ~enviro climate change water Link 6 votes
Finland's former interior minister Päivi Räsänen has gone on trial in Helsinki accused of inciting anti-LGBT+ hate speech ~lgbt Article 326 words 4 votes
While millions of children all over the world wait eagerly for Father Christmas or Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, youngsters in Iceland start receiving their presents on Dec. 11th ~life Article 857 words 3 votes
Denmark says it will take measures to protect teachers' freedom of expression and prevent the risks of self-censorship ~humanities Article 275 words 8 votes
Journalists Dmitry Muratov and Maria Ressa called for better protection for independent reporting as they received their joint Nobel Peace Prize ~news norway journalism russia philippines Article 415 words 4 votes
Are we at war with Norway? – Brits mock sad gifted Trafalgar Square Christmas tree ~life Link 8 votes
Construction work has begun on the German side of an underwater tunnel connecting Germany and Denmark – €7 billion project set to be completed by 2029 ~engineering Article 268 words 6 votes
Norway has expressed outrage after two television journalists were detained in Qatar ahead of the FIFA 2022 World Cup ~sports.football Link 4 votes
Portugal makes it illegal for your boss to text you after work in 'game changer' remote work law ~life work.remote Link 16 votes
Norwegian parties agree to form a centre-left minority government – two-party coalition will have to negotiate with other parties to pass laws ~society politics Link 6 votes
In an open letter, five Nordic sports ministers have urged the International Handball Federation to review their uniform rules for female athletes ~sports Link 11 votes
World's longest undersea power connection was today switched on, allowing Norway and the UK to share renewable energy ~enviro energy.renewable Link 14 votes
Danish artist Jens Haaning is refusing to pay over €70,000 back to a local art museum in protest at what he called 'miserable' working conditions and low pay ~arts art.conceptual Link 9 votes
Icelandic Football Association's entire executive committee has resigned after it was accused of covering up a sex scandal involving an international player ~sports Article 446 words 9 votes
Morten Messerschmidt, a leading right-wing Danish politician, has been convicted of fraudulently receiving funds from the European Union ~news denmark politics crime Article 348 words 9 votes