Johan Röhr's 2,700 songs have been streamed 15bn times – Swedish composer becomes Spotify's most-famous musician you've never heard of ~music Article 717 words 8 votes
European Commission will open office in Greenland, made strategically important by rare resources and melting ice ~enviro climate change Article 818 words 7 votes
Denmark has pledged to put up more statues of women, with the country's culture minister saying the capital has “more statues of mythical beasts and horses” ~life.women Article 455 words 12 votes
Finland used to have one of the highest suicide rates in the world – how the country halved it and saved countless lives ~health.mental Article 2167 words 28 votes
Danish man on trial over accusations he fraudulently made more than £502,000 in royalties on music streaming sites ~music Article 609 words 9 votes
Engraving on an almost 2,000-year-old knife believed to be the oldest runes ever found in Denmark ~humanities.languages Article 504 words 11 votes
Finland must crack down on hate speech against minorities if it's to appear “united against all external threats” says presidential hopeful Pekka Haavisto ~misc politics Article 1100 words 14 votes
In most of the Western world teletext has disappeared, but in Sweden it's going strong and will soon celebrate its 45th anniversary ~tv Article 538 words 30 votes
Sweden's most popular tourist attraction, a 17th-century vessel that foundered minutes after launch, needs another financial rescue ~humanities.history Article 660 words 11 votes
Reindeer noir, the Finnish crime sub-genre influenced by Santa's home town of Rovaniemi ~tv Article 747 words 5 votes
Danish parliament has voted to ban the burning of religious scriptures after a series of Qur’an desecrations in the country and neighbouring Sweden ~humanities religion Article 448 words 26 votes
Denmark's largest trade union has joined strike action by Swedish Tesla workers, piling pressure on the US electric car company to agree to collective bargaining rights ~transport Article 397 words 21 votes
Residents of Luleå, Sweden welcome new campaign encouraging them to say hello to each other during dark winter months ~life Article 955 words 12 votes
Sweden's schools minister Lotta Edholm aims to limit the profit-making ability of friskolor/free schools in her plans for education reform ~life education Article 1010 words 8 votes
At the Icelandic home of Katrín Þorvaldsdóttir, foraged material like seaweed is turned into masks, clothing and even shoes ~design fashion Article 749 words 8 votes
PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir will take part in Iceland's first full-day womens strike in forty-eight years – calling for pay equality and action on gender-based violence ~life.women Article 740 words 12 votes
Finland faces growing Russian online threat, Finnish security services say – espionage attempts have increased since Ukraine invasion ~tech security.cyber Article 584 words 22 votes
Life on Europe's only open Schengen border with Russia – in the Barents Sea, Russia maintains cordial relations with NATO neighbours over fishing rights ~life Article 956 words 7 votes
Martti Ahtisaari, ex-Finland president and Nobel peace laureate, dies aged 86 ~misc politics Article 504 words 7 votes
Feeding seaweed to cows can cut methane emissions – Swedish study proposes government commission more research into environmental benefits of cattle feed additives ~enviro pollution Article 686 words 11 votes
Dozens of Greenlandic women who say they were fitted with the contraceptive coil without their consent or knowledge are planning to sue the Danish state ~health healthcare Article 447 words 26 votes
Danish dictionary to weed out gender stereotypes – ‘career women’ are now paired with ‘career men’ and manslaughter is a linguistic offence ~humanities.languages Article 608 words 26 votes
Sweden's minority-run coalition announced on Wednesday it would be cutting funding for climate and environmental measures next year ~enviro climate change Article 962 words 10 votes
Two former executives of a Swedish oil company have gone on trial in Stockholm, accused of complicity in war crimes in Sudan ~finance business Article 316 words 11 votes
Sweden seeks to stem deadly rise in youth crime – illegal guns are relatively accessible, with younger and younger children being drawn into serious crime ~life Article 1214 words 14 votes
The last campfire in Swedish society – Sommar i P1, the radio show that unifies a nation ~life Article 1352 words 11 votes
Environmental experts have criticised the Swedish government's plan to build at least ten nuclear reactors in the next twenty years ~enviro Article 599 words 22 votes
Landslides, a stranded town and two deaths so far reported as extreme weather sweeps across southern Norway ~enviro Article 587 words 14 votes
It's a Baltic problem – objects are vanishing from historic wrecks as sport divers and criminal gangs loot well-preserved sunken ships ~humanities.history Article 1046 words 10 votes
Global heating helps turns icy Sweden into unique wine-making territory – vineyards have expanded by 50% in the last two years ~food drinks Article 856 words 3 votes
People don't want to hear about it – how the pandemic shaped Sweden's politics and left many feeling hopeless and disenfranchised ~life Article 1355 words 5 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
‘I was risking my life’: Why one in four US women return to work two weeks after childbirth ~health Article 1704 words 9 votes