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The number of suicides in 2013 in Finland increased by 5 percent compared to the previous year, Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE reported on 20 January 2014. According to Heimo Viinamaki, …
More suicides in Finland in 2013 Read More
Helsinki-based Music Kickup has announced the launch of the first-ever free music distribution service for artists. The platform offers up-and coming artists the chance to make their tracks available to …
Finland’s Music Kickup offers artists free music distribution Read More
A Swedish judge recently acquitted a man for drunk driving due to this Asian ethnicity even though the man’s blood alcohol content (BAC) was eight times over the legal limit, …
Swedish judge excuses drunk driver on Asian genes Read More
All Norwegians are now millionaires, or so the statistics tell us. For the first time in history, each Norwegian owns on average assets worth NOK one million. The personal wealth …
Every Norwegian man, woman, child is a millionaire Read More
Legalising gay marriage and demoting Swedish as an official language are the two issues most likely lead to heated debate, according to Yle’s Fragmented Finland Survey. The survey, conducted by …
Finns divided over gay marriage, Swedish language Read MoreAccording to a new study, Norway seems to be the most recommended country to grow old in. While most people immediately associate the land of Norway with dark winters that …
Norway – The Best Place To Grow Old In Read More
While electric car sales remain disappointingly low in North America, it’s the exact opposite in Norway, so much so that the existing infrastructure is unable to sustain the demand, according …
Electric car boom outpaces Norway’s infrastructure Read More
Danish food authorities and the nation’s bakers are debating whether cinnamon, a staple of the Danish pastry and one of the quintessential fragrances of a Christmas kitchen, is good for …
Scientists, bakers in great cinnamon roll debate Read MoreAn air-powered car built of Lego, that can reach a top speed of around 20km/h (12mph) has hit the roads of Melbourne. It was built by an Australian entrepreneur and …
Crowd-funded Lego car powered by air Read More
A Norwegian man driving an electric wheelchair said police stopped him for drunken driving and accused him of stealing the chair. Thor Geir Benjaminsen, 20, whose Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy impairs …
Norwegian man pulled over for drunken wheelchair driving Read More