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News in the Nordics
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Runner finishes run across Iceland’s ring road for charity
Published: October 3, 2024 00:17
A British runner has finished a charity run across Iceland’s ring road, completing the 786-mile (1,265km) distance in 17 days. Sebastian Key ran the famous ring road in Iceland to raise money for the charity Children With Cancer UK after his younger sister…
Archaeologists in Denmark discover over 50 well-preserved Viking skeletons
Published: September 30, 2024 16:02
More than 50 well-preserved Viking skeletons have been discovered in Denmark, archaeologists in the country have announced. The discovery of these skeletons provides never-before-seen insights into how the Vikings lived and traveled. Speaking in a…
New nuclear reactor to start its construction in Sweden before 2026
Published: September 28, 2024 08:25
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has announced that Sweden aims to begin the construction of a new nuclear reactor before 2026 as part of his party’s goal to expand Sweden’s nuclear energy capacity. Currently, the country has six nuclear reactors,…
Zoo in Finland to return pair of giant pandas to China eight years ahead of schedule
Published: September 25, 2024 08:49
The Ähtäri Zoo in Finland, the country’s second largest zoo, is to send back a pair of giant pandas to China eight years ahead of schedule due to financial difficulties. The pandas, Lumi and Pyry, arrived in Finland in January 2018 on loan for fifteen…
Foreign work permits in Denmark updated to enforce new income requirements
Published: September 23, 2024 10:38
From 1st October 2024, foreign nationals looking for work permits in Denmark will now be required to have higher salaries than previously in order to take up employment, Danish authorities have announced. According to the new update, foreign nationals must…
Electric cars in Norway: Petrol-driven vehicles outnumbered by electric cars
Published: September 19, 2024 13:13
The number of electric cars in Norway has now exceeded the amount of petrol-driven cars in the country, according to the Norwegian Road Federation. Norwegian Road Federation’s new figures have shown that out of the 2.8 million private cars registered in…
Iceland’s biggest fishing company sues art student for parodying website
Published: September 17, 2024 09:18
Samherji, Iceland’s biggest fishing company, is suing an Icelandic art student for parodying its website and issuing a fake public apology over a corruption scandal. The artist is Oddur Eysteinn Friðriksson, an Icelander known as ‘Odee,’ an MA fine arts…
Maria Malmer Stenergard appointed as Sweden’s Minister of Foreign Affairs
Published: September 14, 2024 11:52
It was announced on Tuesday 10th September that Maria Malmer Stenergard has been appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Stenergard will be replacing Tobias Billström, who resigned from his position on 4th September. Stenergard is a minister of the…
Carbon dioxide cross-border transportation and storage collaboration announced between Finland and Norway
Published: September 11, 2024 11:56
A new partnership between Finland and Norway has been announced, allowing the two countries to collaborate on the cross-border transportation and storage of carbon dioxide, aligning with their commitment to mitigating climate change and promoting…
Danish Ikea customers see thousands of Krone wrongfully withdrawn
Published: September 8, 2024 07:44
A “human error” in IKEA’s IT systems cost more than 2000 IKEA in Denmark to wrongfully have thousands of Krone withdrawn from their bank accounts. Speaking to Danish news outlet BT, IKEA’s Director of Communications Christian Mouroux explained, “A group of…
Tobias Billström steps down as Foreign Minister of Sweden
Published: September 5, 2024 16:43
In an unexpected move, Tobias Billström has stepped down from his position as Sweden’s Foreign Minister, where Billström is set to leave when the country’s parliament re-opens next week. Billström’s tenure as the country’s Foreign Minister lasted almost…
Forests in Norway triple in size over past century
Published: September 3, 2024 19:52
According to a report published by Statistics Norway, forests in Norway have tripled in size over the past decade. Over the past forty years, Norwegian forests have doubled in size due to warmer temperatures in the country and CO2 levels rising. The survey…