French prosecutors raid Elon Musk’s X offices in Paris, under investigation for knowingly peddling CSAM, sexual deepfakes, holocaust denial, and fraudulent data extraction as an "organized gang" ~tech social media Link 54 votes
Insurers retreat from AI cover as risk of multibillion-dollar claims mounts ~finance business Link 22 votes
How Norway jeopardised its integrity overnight – Oslo abruptly changed the ethics rules for the world's largest sovereign wealth fund ~finance economics business Link 11 votes
Denmark is facing one of the largest legal bills in English legal history, running into hundreds of millions of pounds, after the country lost a high-stakes tax fraud case in London ~finance Article 681 words 16 votes
Iceland's glaciers and the disappearance of a frozen world – ‘last chance tourism’ brings economic benefits but puts pressure on local communities in an increasingly fragile landscape ~enviro climate change Article 1188 words 7 votes
Two exhibitions in Norway and the UK bring together neglected treasures of printmaking from the Nordic region, including works by Edvard Munch ~arts Link 5 votes
Sweden to build more nuclear plants with US or UK technology – Vattenfall says it will chose between GE Vernova and Rolls-Royce's small modular reactors ~enviro Link 12 votes
Ørsted plans to raise $9bn in rights issue to shore up finances – world's biggest offshore wind developer has been battered by high interest rates and Donald Trump administration's opposition ~finance business Link 6 votes
Why Iceland leads the way in reinventing classical music – no other country has transformed the symphonic sound with as much flair in the 21st century ~music classical Link 7 votes
Norway launches full-scale industrial carbon capture project with billions in subsidies – carbon dioxide shipped to North Sea and injected into reservoirs of oil majors ~enviro climate change Link 12 votes
Denmark eyes lifting ban on nuclear power – examining pros and cons of using small modular reactors to balance renewables in its energy mix ~enviro energy.renewable Link 20 votes
The root of happiness isn't considered to lie in extravagance or materialism in Helsinki. Here, it's about things that are both smaller and more profound. ~travel Article 3739 words 9 votes
Denmark's Maersk buys Panama Canal railway – deal loosens US control of train link at a time when Donald Trump is seeking to ‘take back’ trade waterway ~transport Link 16 votes
Why Denmark's Søstrene Grene is betting on the UK High Street – family-owned homeware chain is targeting 100 stores by 2027 as it launches flagship in London ~finance business Link 10 votes
From polar night to midnight sun, Finland's deep connection with light and dark has inspired a century of pioneering lamp designs ~design architecture Link 9 votes
Swedish companies join forces to steer children away from gang crime – dozens of big businesses from IKEA to Spotify back youth job initiatives as country grapples with epidemic of violence ~life work education Link 24 votes
Norway's sovereign wealth fund should let other institutions and perhaps even ordinary people invest in the fund ~finance Link 12 votes
Dungeons & Dragons shows that modish guff doesn’t serve diversity and inclusion ~games.tabletop dungeons and dragons Link 25 votes
Yrityskylä is a ten-lesson programme where Finnish sixth graders learn how business, the economy and society work as well as how to apply for a job ~finance economics business Article 1329 words, published Jan 6 2025 10 votes
A review of the Lego Mini Chef restaurant in Denmark – in which a meal prepared by tiny plastic people sparks a revelation about hospitality ~food restaurants Link 12 votes
‘Mild’ tofu, ‘mild’ carrots, ‘mild’ pine nuts: my five-year quest to understand German taste ~food Link 30 votes
Amazon buys stake in nuclear energy developer in push to power data centres ~enviro energy Link 18 votes
Following a family mystery to Iceland's remotest village – in his grandfather's footsteps, Oliver Smith heads to a tiny off-grid community at the tip of the Hornstrandir peninsula ~travel Link 9 votes
Southern Water, serving 4.7mn UK customers, in discussions with private supplier to tanker water from Norwegian fjords to mitigate against potential supply shortages and drought ~enviro Article 727 words 11 votes
Google and Meta struck secret ads deal to target teenagers ~tech google internet social media Link 61 votes
Mediterranean ports warn of overflowing storage yards in latest threat to supply chain ~transport Link 9 votes
The life-ruining power of routines: Habits don’t lead to personal optimisation. They lead to suffering. ~life work.remote Link 32 votes
(Former Morgan Stanley chair) Stephen Roach: It pains me to say Hong Kong is over ~finance economics Article 772 words 17 votes
Fundamental questions about ovaries may unlock longer human lifespan. Philanthropist Nicole Shanahan is spending to find answers. ~health medicine Link 15 votes