Denmark launches the Laura Maersk, the first container ship to run entirely on green methanol – will save 2.75 million tonnes of CO2 per year ~transport Link 21 votes
Study shows some Swiss residents changed behavior in response to Fridays for Future youth protests inspired by Greta Thunberg ~enviro climate change Article 447 words, published Sep 10 2023 24 votes
What’s behind all the box office flops this year - and what lessons can Hollywood learn? ~movies Article 2195 words, published Aug 23 2023 30 votes
Three exceptionally talented dogs joined the Danish Chamber Orchestra for a very special performance of Mozart's "Hunting Symphony" at this year's Haydn Festival ~life.pets Article 203 words 14 votes
With no dedicated government minister or national representation, the Sámi go to the polls in a vote to elect twenty-one members of the Sámi Parliament in Inari, Finland ~society politics Article 827 words 12 votes
Finnish government unveils new plan to try and shake off the stigma of racism that has marred the first months of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's right-wing coalition ~society politics Link 16 votes
Russia has 'right to war' with 'each and every' NATO country - Dmitry Medvedev ~news russia ukraine politics Link 28 votes
Migrant hunters in Greece show off captured 'trophies' after wildfire season ~enviro Article 944 words 12 votes
Applying taxes to beef products could be one way to reduce CO2 emissions, says the Danish Government ~food meat Article 361 words 26 votes
Residents of the Danish neighbourhood of Christiania have asked authorities for help shutting down its Pusher Street after a slew of recent gang-related murders ~life Article 348 words 5 votes
Supermarket in Finland is welcoming canine customers with specially-adapted carts which allow dog owners to bring their pooches grocery shopping ~life.pets Article 314 words 16 votes
Dozens of reindeer have been killed for crossing into Russia, as Norway fixes Arctic fence to stop the Sámi herds crossing the border ~enviro Article 451 words 7 votes
Fifty years on, Swedish psychiatrists are now calling the infamous Stockholm Syndrome a 'constructed concept' used to explain away the failures of the State ~health.mental Article 575 words 27 votes
The highest-ranking penguin in the world, Sir Nils Olav III, has been promoted to Major General by the Norwegian King's Guard ~life Link 41 votes
Finland, Europe's leading producer of fox fur, has begun slaughtering 120,000 foxes and mink to stem an outbreak of avian flu that has hit fur farms ~enviro Article 290 words 8 votes
On this day nineteen years ago, Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' was stolen in broad daylight from an Oslo museum ~arts art painting Article 844 words 14 votes
From solo protest to global movement – five years of 'Fridays for Future' in pictures ~enviro climate change Article 668 words 3 votes
Helsinki could become a 'sanctuary city' for medical treatment, as the new right-wing government continues to crack down on undocumented migrants ~health healthcare Article 941 words 8 votes
Paris reveals a new cable car for commuters that could be running by 2025 ~transport Article 394 words, published Feb 7 2022 31 votes
AI has helped radiologists detect 20% more cases of breast cancer during screenings, new Swedish study finds ~health medicine healthcare Article 926 words 25 votes
Campaign launched on Thursday to boycott the Faroe Islands over their highly controversial slaughter of pilot whales and dolphins ~enviro Link 38 votes
Finland's right-wing government is facing yet another crisis after old comments from a far-right blog forum, purportedly written by Riikka Purra, re-surfaced ~society politics Link 14 votes
Women in Denmark can now take a blood test to identify genetic foetal abnormalities in early pregnancy. But it has raised ethical questions. ~health healthcare Article 683 words 62 votes
Hungary–US arms deal halted as Viktor Orban blocks Sweden's NATO membership – Senator Jim Risch's seniority gives him prerogative to block deals unilaterally ~news sweden politics hungary usa Article 364 words 18 votes
Self-driving electric commuter ferry takes to the water on its maiden voyage in Stockholm ~transport Article 207 words 1 vote
Sweden set up a eugenics plan, grounded in the science of racial biology, between 1934 and 1976 – between 20,000 and 33,000 Swedes were forced to be sterilised ~humanities.history Article 1004 words 12 votes
Sweden is on course to become one of the world's first smoke-free countries, defined as less than 5% of the adult population smoking ~health Link 15 votes
Respect existence or expect resistance – protests in Norway against wind farm on Sámi land ~enviro energy.renewable Article 484 words 3 votes
Nine in ten new cars sold in Norway are electric or hybrid, compared to less than half of those sold in the EU. What's Norway's secret? ~transport Article 1215 words 11 votes
The Faroe Islands' annual whale hunt has begun, sparking condemnation from animal rights groups – though it remains a complex cultural issue ~enviro Link 5 votes
The first of its kind in the world, an e-motorway may lead to an expansion of a further 3,000 km of electric roads in Sweden by 2045 ~transport Article 795 words 3 votes
Europe's indigenous Sámi people have taken their fight for improved rights to the United Nations ~society politics Article 730 words 8 votes
Danish study exposes links between toxic PFAS, otherwise known as forever chemicals, and weight loss relapse ~health Article 527 words 3 votes
Chinese EV maker NIO has opened its first European "Power Swap Station" in Denmark – drivers can stop to replace their battery with a fully charged one ~tech Article 528 words 13 votes
Across the whole of Europe, a lot of women are pregnant or have conceived children from sperm donors through Danish sperm banks ~life.women Article 965 words 7 votes
Scientists use rocket to create artificial Northern Lights to better understand space weather ~space rocketry satellites Link 3 votes
More Swedish mothers are having babies after the age of forty-five than teenagers, new data from the Scandinavian country shows ~life.women Link 3 votes
Finland is the European country with the highest proportion of under 25s dying from drugs ~health Article 403 words 6 votes
Bergen is gearing up to open the world's longest purpose-built pedestrian and bicycle tunnel – 2.9km tunnel takes 30-45 minutes to walk through ~transport Link 8 votes
Inside Denmark's opioid crisis – more teens are abusing opioids because they take the pills both to get high and to cope with anxiety ~health.mental Article 673 words 3 votes
Sanna Marin's human rights legislation for indigenous Sámi fails – Sámi Parliament Act failed to get past the final committee stage in Finnish parliament ~society politics Article 952 words 3 votes
Denmark should aim to reduce beef and dairy production by introducing a farming emissions tax in order to reach its ambitious climate targets ~enviro climate change pollution Link 3 votes
The National Museum of Denmark is paying tribute not to professional archaeologists, but to amateurs with metal detectors ~hobbies Article 455 words 3 votes
Meet the man building a thousand wheelchair ramps in Iceland – Ramp Up Iceland aim to make everyday life less challenging for people with physical disabilities ~life Article 659 words 4 votes
Finland has passed a new, progressive rights law which makes it substantially easier for trans people to change their legal gender ~lgbt transgender Article 466 words 9 votes
Cash-strapped Finnish zoo is preparing to return two giant pandas on loan from China as it can no longer afford their upkeep ~enviro conservation Link 5 votes
An exhibition being held at the Kling & Bang gallery in Iceland is the first ever retrospective of the Russian feminist protest art collective Pussy Riot ~arts art.performance Article 642 words 7 votes
Denmark has managed to anger the Evangelical Lutheran Church and hundreds of thousands of Danish voters – all because of a public holiday ~humanities religion Article 928 words 6 votes
Denmark's Noma, which has regularly topped the list of the world's best restaurants in its twenty-year history, will close at the end of 2024 ~food restaurants Link 8 votes
Sweden and France could be set to join forces to build new nuclear power stations in the Nordic nation ~enviro Article 426 words 5 votes