Europe's newest industrial megaprojects are relocating to the far north of Sweden – but are curling, wild reindeer and the northern lights enough to convince workers to follow? ~life work Article 1876 words 12 votes
My life without a smartphone is getting harder and harder ~tech Article 1207 words, published Nov 4 2021 26 votes
Norway's young tennis titan rising for ATP Finals debut – Casper Ruud shares the influences of his coach and father Christian, and Rafael Nadal, which have led him to Turin ~sports tennis Article 963 words 3 votes
The Guardian is trying to intimidate Eoin Higgins into retracting his coverage of transphobia in their newsroom ~lgbt transgender Article 328 words 14 votes
IKEA furniture and homeware prices are to rise as a result of lasting disruption to its supply chain – increased cost of raw materials knocked its full-year profits ~finance business Article 476 words 5 votes
"I’m scared I waited too long have kids": The men haunted by their biological clocks ~life.men Article 1963 words 11 votes
ABBA on fame, divorce, ageing backwards – and why they've returned to rescue 2021 ~music pop Article 4251 words 3 votes
Norway is to introduce new traps to protect wild salmon after experts warned they could become endangered as a result of contact with their farmed counterparts ~enviro conservation Article 575 words 5 votes
Ole Gunnar Solskjær cannot continue to survive on goodwill and fond memories ~sports.football Article 862 words 2 votes
Skellefteå has wooden schools, bridges, even car parks – we visit Sweden to see what a climate-conscious future looks like ~engineering Article 1335 words 7 votes
Dear Dave Chappelle, transgender comedians can take a joke, but why are yours so unfunny? ~lgbt transgender Article 1503 words, published Oct 9 2021 15 votes
Bow and arrow attacks in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg – Danish citizen charged as death toll reaches five ~news norway.kongsberg crime denmark Article 482 words 14 votes
Lego has announced it will work to remove gender stereotypes from its toys – research reveals harmful stereotypes still hindering girls, boys and their parents ~life parenting Article 715 words 9 votes
Pipeline company paid Minnesota police for arresting and surveilling protesters ~enviro energy climate change Article 1725 words 12 votes
Copenhagen confirmed its reputation as a global dining destination after its top eateries finished first and second in the 2021 World's 50 Best Restaurants awards ~food restaurants Article 521 words 6 votes
Swedish fuel retailers required to display eco-labels at pumps – colour-coded labels will show buyers the percentage of renewables and fossil raw materials ~transport Article 350 words 2 votes
Fide sparks anger with ‘gross’ breast enlargement sponsor for women’s chess ~games.tabletop Article 509 words 7 votes
Lego profits more than doubled in first six months of the year – Danish toymaker was one of the winners from Covid restrictions ~finance business Article 517 words 7 votes
Prison guards, but not mother, get counselling after baby dies in cell ~life.women Article 1008 words 19 votes
Clear-cutting has become a political issue after the EU said the technique should be approached with caution, and called for Sweden to protect more of its forests ~enviro sustainability Article 1025 words 2 votes
Last year, three "seasteading" enthusiasts bought a cruise ship to use as the core of a libertarian cryptocurrency utopia off Panama's coast. The plan fell apart before it made it across the ocean. ~life Article 5623 words, published Sep 7 2021 17 votes
Butterflies released in Finland contained parasitic wasps, with more wasps inside – introduction of Glanville fritillary leads to emergence of three new species on island of Sottunga ~science biology Article 701 words 8 votes
Billed as the most secure phone on the planet, An0m became a viral sensation in the underworld. There was just one problem for anyone using it for criminal means: it was run by the police ~tech security privacy Article 4002 words 14 votes
World's biggest machine capturing carbon from air turned on in Iceland – operators say the Orca plant can suck 4,000 tonnes of CO2 out of the air every year ~enviro climate change Article 236 words 17 votes
Billie, Lorde, Lizzo: Pop stardom has never seemed less aspirational ~music Article 1609 words, published Aug 20 2021 11 votes
Mayor suggests Helsinki declare itself an English-language city – Juhana Vartiainen says too many highly skilled foreigners shun Finnish capital because of difficult language ~life Article 358 words 13 votes
China cuts amount of time minors can spend playing online video games to three hours a week, with an hour extra during holidays ~games Article 214 words 19 votes
Queen Margrethe II, reigning monarch of Denmark, is to design the sets for a forthcoming Netflix film adapted from a novel by Karen Blixen ~movies Article 298 words 6 votes
‘I had no confidence, no money’: The pop stars kept in limbo by major labels ~music pop Article 2062 words, published Aug 11 2021 9 votes
Apple agrees to App Store changes letting developers email users about payment options ~tech apple.app store Article 477 words 16 votes
IKEA goes glam rock with Zandra Rhodes collaboration – British fashion designer teams up with Swedish furniture chain after being inspired by lockdown ~design fashion Article 596 words 3 votes
Maersk is investing £1bn to speed up its switch to carbon neutral operations – eight methanol fuelled vessels could help save more than 1m tonnes of carbon emissions a year ~transport Article 555 words 16 votes
McDonald’s runs out of milkshakes amid ‘supply chain issues’ in UK ~finance business Article 378 words 11 votes
Denser cities could be a climate boon – but nimbyism stands in the way ~enviro climate change Article 1098 words 6 votes
Sweden's only remaining mountaintop glacier lost another two metres in height in the past year due to rising air temperatures driven by climate change ~enviro climate change Article 252 words 6 votes
Film-makers buckle under relentless appetite for Danish TV – a victim of its own success, the industry behind cult dramas such as The Killing struggles amid bullying claims ~tv Article 1005 words 10 votes
Transatlantic conquest the aim for new budget airline Norse – insists that demand for travel is bouncing back as coronavirus restrictions eased ~transport Article 733 words 6 votes
Modern analysis of a 1,000-year-old grave in Finland challenges long-held beliefs about gender roles in ancient societies ~humanities.history Article 672 words 11 votes
From the 1910s to the 1930s, John Alinder portrayed the local people of rural Sweden, the landscape around them and their way of life ~arts photography Article 28 words, published Aug 4 2021 12 votes
Alt-milk maker Oatly loses trademark case against family-run UK firm – Swedish company took legal action against Cambridgeshire-based Glebe Farm Foods over oat drink ~food drinks Article 705 words 7 votes
Armand Duplantis fails to break world record but strolls to pole-vault gold – Swede had three attempts at 6.19m after securing gold medal ~sports Article 509 words 6 votes
Why right to repair matters – according to a farmer, a medical worker, a computer store owner ~tech Article 1633 words 17 votes
High court victory for Stonehenge campaigners as tunnel is ruled unlawful ~transport Article 567 words 10 votes
Tobacco firm Philip Morris calls for ban on cigarettes within decade ~health Article 286 words 19 votes
Sucks to be him! How Henry the vacuum cleaner became an accidental design icon. ~design Article 3435 words, published Jul 24 2021 10 votes
US parents say Peppa Pig is giving their kids British accents ~tv Article 413 words, published Jul 19 2021 12 votes
Louise Taylor: ‘Ole Gunnar Solskjær must now deliver silverware to an expectant Old Trafford after earning himself a contract extension’ ~sports.football Article 757 words 3 votes