Man in Denmark hands in eighty guns and suspected WWII 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
Sweden rejects applications for thirteen offshore wind farms – government believes building them would have unacceptable consequences for national defence ~enviro energy.renewable Article 300 words 11 votes
Groundbreaking exhibition on Tove Jansson's public art opens in Helsinki – focuses on the artist and writer's lesser-known mural work ~arts art.public painting Article 322 words 12 votes
Iceland has been the backdrop for generations of astronaut training missions – we look at what makes the Arctic island nation so crucial for Moon research ~space Article 964 words 4 votes
Norway's national football stadium has the world's largest vertical solar roof – new solution for northern regions, yielding 20% more energy than traditional panels ~enviro energy.renewable Article 1015 words 17 votes
Trondheim set to welcome PoMo museum in 2025 – minimum of 60% of its acquisition budget to women artists to tackle gender inequality in museum collections at large ~arts art.modern art.contemporary Article 364 words 8 votes
Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson is set to take over some of the world's biggest public spaces in his most impressive installation piece yet ~arts art.installation Article 644 words 5 votes
Prison inmates in Finland are being employed as data labellers to improve accuracy of AI models ~tech Article 1679 words 22 votes
Where has the best metro system in Europe? Oslo came top of the rankings, with an index score of 8.06 out of 10. ~transport Link 12 votes
Danish firm DSV secures deal to buy Schenker, the logistics arm of German state railway Deutsche Bahn – will become world's largest logistics company ~finance business Article 373 words 5 votes
Google loses €2.4bn EU antitrust case for favouring its own shopping service ~tech google internet Article 607 words 33 votes
Epilepsy drug Sulthiame could help people with sleep apnea get a good night's rest, Swedish study finds ~health medicine Article 499 words 11 votes
Swedish battery company Northvolt has announced it would be laying off a large part of its workforce and selling or consolidating several sites as the electric vehicle market slows down ~transport Article 525 words 11 votes
Norway wants to ban unhealthy food ads that target teens – doesn't go as far as the UK's rule but pushes far beyond other European countries' efforts ~society politics Article 1211 words 10 votes
Volvo Cars has abandoned its plan to become a fully electric car manufacturer by 2030 due to weakening consumer demand for pure electric vehicles ~transport Article 602 words 42 votes
Heat-treated seeds could offer farmers a chemical-free solution for pest control – following success in Sweden and Norway, ThermoSeed looks to expansion into Asia ~enviro Article 711 words, published Sep 4 2024 14 votes
Sweden has announced controversial plans to scrap its tax on airline tickets from 2025 ~transport Link 6 votes
Children under the age of two should not use any digital media, according to new recommendations from Sweden's public health agency ~life family parenting Article 415 words 35 votes
Donald Trump vs Kamala Harris: Who is leading in the US presidential election polls? ~society politics Article 375 words, published Aug 26 2024 35 votes
Finland is building the world's largest heat pump – will provide enough heat for 30,000 homes, saving roughly 26,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions each year ~enviro Article 544 words 21 votes
While southern Europe swelters, Denmark's mild temperatures and extended daylight hours are providing the perfect summer escape for many ~travel Article 878 words 8 votes
Could Britain's soaring taxes push energy companies to Norway? Taxes on oil and gas profits have risen from 40% to about 78%, prompting several to think about pulling out. ~enviro energy Article 576 words 7 votes
Police in Denmark to implement facial recognition technology to combat violent crimes – recent increases in crime in Copenhagen involving gangs from neighbouring Sweden ~society politics Article 489 words 9 votes
Young people should be banned from buying drinks with high levels of caffeine, say health and consumer groups in Denmark ~food drinks.energy Article 520 words 35 votes
Hidden water reserve twice the size of Loch Ness discovered in drought-stricken Sicily ~enviro water climate change Article 687 words 10 votes
IKEA has been accused of contributing to the rapid deterioration of Romania's biologically rich forests – campaigners say suppliers benefitting from corrupt environment in the country ~enviro Article 1316 words 29 votes
Denmark regulates camper van tourism after clashes with locals – hopes to transform the vehicles into a secure yet more durable source of income ~travel Link 11 votes
Amid a growing awareness of youth mental health, twenty schools in Denmark have pushed back their start times following a two-year trial ~health.mental Article 1780 words 23 votes
Ecuador river is granted the right to not be polluted in historic court case ~enviro pollution.water Article 413 words, published Jul 8 2024 16 votes
Space data centres: ‘A figment of the imagination’ but one that could make Europe a space leader ~space Article 735 words 15 votes
Finland's PM Petteri Orpo urged parliament not to weaken a deportation bill that would allow Finnish border authorities to refuse to accept asylum applications in certain circumstances ~society politics Article 327 words 5 votes
Danish government makes new pact with youth organisations to protect children in the EU from the addictive design of social media and tech giants' business models ~society politics Article 316 words 8 votes
A new exhibition opening at Denmark's National Museum is exploring the history and legacy of a mysterious female Viking sorceress known as the Völva ~humanities.history Article 644 words 15 votes
Danish King Frederik X inaugurated the first element of a future eighteen-kilometre tunnel under the Baltic Sea – Fehmarn Belt fixed link will slash travel times between Scandinavia and Central Europe ~engineering Article 446 words 16 votes
Sámi artist Tomas Colbengtson is the latest recipient of The Queen Sonja Print Award, the world's most important prize for printmaking ~arts art Article 582 words 4 votes
Spotify hikes fees, passing on its tax burden, after the French government introduced a levy to support the nation's music industry ~music Article 516 words 21 votes
Waddi, a virtual tour guide, uses artificial intelligence to answer visitor queries and engage in conversations on the Danish island of Fanø ~travel Article 277 words 5 votes
Home to the largest collection of Nordic art, a converted grain silo is putting Kristiansand in Norway on Europe's cultural map ~arts art Article 936 words 8 votes
Michelin-starred chef Rasmus Munk has teamed up with Florida-based startup Space Perspective to launch six diners at a time up to the outer atmospheric layer ~food restaurants Article 553 words 7 votes
The last remaining privately owned land on the Svalbard archipelago in Norway, "with significant environmental, scientific and economic importance" is on sale, for €300 million ~finance Article 728 words 7 votes
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have successfully implanted seven million lab-grown brain cells into a patient to treat Parkinson's disease ~health medicine Article 753 words 23 votes
The Sámi museum Siida in Finland was awarded the top prize at this year's European Museum of the Year Awards ~humanities.history Article 467 words 9 votes
Case before Norway's Supreme Court claims that depriving sex offender of a Snapchat account is unlawful under the European Convention on Human Rights ~tech social media Article 296 words 15 votes
Swedish company Scout Park has launched a mobile app where you can tip off wrongly parked cars to traffic wardens to earn money ~transport Link 41 votes
Two popular Danish television presenters have reported Meta to the police after finding their images and words had been manipulated and misused in thousands of Facebook ads ~tech social media facebook Article 345 words 29 votes