Climate change made a two-week-long heatwave in Norway, Sweden and Finland around 2°C hotter and at least ten times more likely, study says ~enviro climate change Article 657 words 26 votes
While Finnish students learn how to discern fact from fiction online, media literacy experts say AI-specific training should be guaranteed going forward ~tech social media internet Article 1103 words 11 votes
Spotify announces 9% price hike for individual plan subscribers starting from September ~music Article 230 words 10 votes
Sweden's Klarna receives licence from UK's Financial Conduct Authority – will allow the fintech firm to launch a debit card ~finance banking business Article 413 words 7 votes
Denmark wants stricter enforcement of the EU Digital Services Act as part of a range of proposed measures to better protect children online ~tech internet social media Article 311 words 9 votes
US aerospace company Beta Technologies' electric plane, ALIA CTOL, has completed a 200 kilometre journey between Sønderborg and Copenhagen airports ~transport Article 826 words 14 votes
New train route to link Prague, Berlin and Copenhagen from 2026 in another boost for European travel ~transport Article 573 words 22 votes
As Denmark takes over the rotating EU Council presidency from Poland, it's hitting pause on one beloved tradition – the national Spotify playlist ~music Article 510 words 17 votes
These police officers in Denmark are tackling crime by playing online games with kids ~games Article 898 words 8 votes
An industry group representing almost all of Denmark's media outlets including broadcasters and newspapers has said it's suing ChatGPT's parent company OpenAI for using its content ~tech Article 414 words 13 votes
Denmark seeks to make spread of deepfake images illegal, citing misinformation concerns ~tech internet Article 436 words 32 votes
New law in Sweden that makes it illegal to buy custom adult content will take effect on July 1 – content creators say it makes their profession more dangerous ~tech social media internet Article 805 words 26 votes
Norway to introduce tourist tax amid record visitor numbers and overtourism concerns – allows municipalities to introduce a 3% tax on overnight stays ~travel Article 438 words 19 votes
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen is seeking to extend 2018 niqab ban to educational institutions and remove prayer rooms, citing concerns about social control and oppression ~humanities religion education Article 400 words 5 votes
Ungdomsøen, an island fort in the Øresund strait, lets stressed Danish students unplug from distractions and study in nature ~life education.higher Article 1361 words 12 votes
Adolescents' screen time displaces multiple sleep pathways and elevates depressive symptoms over twelve months ~health.mental Article 421 words 30 votes
Troupe of world-class sand sculptors have descended on Hundested in Denmark, as the town prepares to open its 14th annual sand sculpture festival ~arts Link 8 votes
Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen steps down amid growing competition for weight loss drugs ~finance business Article 334 words 11 votes
Volvo Cars cited a planned inventory reduction, as well as wider global auto industry turbulence as reasons for its lagging first quarter performance ~transport Article 205 words 8 votes
Finland is home to some of the most prolific caffeine drinkers in the world, and now Helsinki is positioning itself as a new brew capital ~food drinks Article 701 words 15 votes
Coolcations in destinations such as Norway, Iceland and Finland are expected to continue seeing a boom this summer – but could they cause overtourism in the Nordics? ~travel Article 1044 words 9 votes
Deep snow, thick ice and zero delays – inside the Arctic airports that never cancel a flight ~transport Article 2045 words 12 votes
In 2024, the warmest year on record in Europe according to the EU's Copernicus system, Swedish and Norwegian glaciers melted by an average of 1.8 metres ~enviro climate change Article 420 words 9 votes
Millions of people are tuning in to watch a 24-hour livestream of moose migrating on the streaming platform for Sweden's national broadcaster SVT ~tv Article 917 words 25 votes
Iceland's largest whaling company Hvalur will not be hunting this season – second consecutive year the company has opted out ~enviro Article 329 words 15 votes
Norway is building the world's longest and deepest underwater tunnel – Rogfast will be about 26.7km long and 390m at the deepest point ~engineering Article 847 words 9 votes
Finland ‘ahead of schedule’ on coal phase out as Salmisaari power plant closes – coal now less than 1% share of the country's energy mix ~enviro energy.renewable Article 1011 words 22 votes
A new wave of positive-impact experiences in northern Finland is finally allowing the Sámi to benefit from the tourism boom ~travel Article 1150 words 8 votes
Klara Kristalova, Benjamin Orlow and Tori Wrånes will represent the Nordic Pavilion at the upcoming Venice Biennale ~arts art.contemporary art.installation Article 486 words 5 votes
Finland wants to build a bridge across the Baltic Sea to Sweden for better connections to Europe ~transport Article 993 words 19 votes
Housed in a renovated Art Nouveau post office building in Trondheim, PoMo – which sees improving gender representation in art as a key mission – is now open ~arts art.modern art.contemporary Article 445 words 8 votes
Nokia announces ex-Intel AI and data centre boss Justin Hotard as new CEO – company attempting to venture into artificial intelligence market as 5G sales fall ~tech Article 616 words 7 votes
Volvo Cars CEO Jim Rowan offers bleak assessment of year ahead for motor industry – shares his views on tariffs and the development of electric vehicle sales ~transport Article 671 words 7 votes
Ryanair pulls out of two Danish airports blaming harmful tax – airline says passenger tax will make country's regional airports hopelessly uncompetitive compared to others in EU ~transport Article 391 words 15 votes
Slush flows can be more deadly than avalanches – Norwegian scientists are racing to help predict this hidden hazard ~enviro Article 988 words 5 votes
Thomas Meurot takes us behind the lens of his Sony award-winning photography project Kald Sòl – a raw, black-and-white exploration of cold-water surfing in Iceland ~arts photography.black and white Article 1301 words 8 votes
In 2023 the Danish city of Aarhus launched a three-year trial project to curb the number of disposable coffee cups – more than 700,000 were returned last year ~enviro Article 1057 words 10 votes
Ryanair sues passenger for €15,000 after flight was diverted due to ‘inexcusable behaviour’ ~transport Article 488 words 15 votes
Helsinki landmark Finlandia Hall reopens – architectural icon, designed by Alvar Aalto, is now more accessible than ever to the public after an extensive renovation ~design architecture Article 393 words 7 votes
How easy is it for Norway's international seed bank to navigate politics and secure our future food supply? ~science biology Article 551 words 6 votes
Vatican unveils photovoltaic roof as part of Pope's pledge to move to green energy ~enviro energy.renewable Link 18 votes
Iceland's international reputation for gender equality comes with a striking caveat – new analysis shows about 40% of women have been sexually or physically assaulted, and many are grappling with PTSD ~life.women Article 952 words 14 votes
Oatly loses right to call its drinks ‘milk’ in landmark UK ruling – lexical dispute with trade body Dairy UK argued slogan ‘Post Milk Generation’ was misleading to consumers ~food drinks Article 556 words 37 votes
Swedish battery cell maker Northvolt, which produces cells for electric vehicles, has announced that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US ~transport Article 501 words 6 votes
Man in Denmark hands in eighty guns and suspected World War II grenade during weapons amnesty – part of nationwide scheme to tackle violence between criminal gangs ~news denmark crime Article 363 words 14 votes
Danish engineering firm Danfoss and retailer Brugsforeningen For Als og Sundeved have created a supermarket designed to optimise energy flow to save operational costs and be climate-friendly ~engineering Article 823 words 4 votes
Swedish composer Jacob Mühlrad explains what his new robotic cellist can add to the classical music world, and what it can't ~music classical Article 801 words 4 votes
Norwegian study shows microplastics in wastewater are shielding pathogens from being destroyed by treatment ~health Article 357 words 13 votes