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Be prepared to add “rated A” to your movie vocabulary. Bio Rio, an art-house theater in Sweden, is one of four Swedish cinemas that recently launched a new rating system …
Swedish cinemas introduce female-friendly rating Read MoreBy NANCY TARTAGLIONE Deadline London Knit one, purl … eight-plus hours of live stitching? That’s what’s happening Nov 1 night on Norwegian public broadcaster NRK2 as folks around the country …
A runaway success of Norway’s Slow TV Read More
A Norwegian man who purchased €17.4 worth of bitcoins and then promptly forgot about it for four years, was able to buy an apartment in central Oslo thanks to massive …
Norwegian buys flat with forgotten €17.4 bitcoin investment boost Read MoreFinns’ literacy, numeracy and ICT skills are among the highest in the OECD countries, according to a recent international survey. The survey found that younger Finns (16-24 year-olds) scored significantly …
Finns’ practical skills among the best in OECD countries Read MoreThe global economy is getting better , and according to the annual ranking of the Legatum Prosperity Index is Norway again at the very top of the list of the …
Norway tops prosperity index – again Read MoreFor six months of every year, a remote valley village in southern Norway lives in perpetual darkness. But now, thanks to three 183 square foot reflecting mirrors installed atop a …
Artificial sunlight dispels winter gloom from Norwegian village Read MoreAs the first country to outlaw hitting children to discipline them, Sweden has long been considered as a role model for good parenting, but some now wonder if children wield …
Is Sweden ruled by bratty kids? Read More
A positive spin to the October 16 Lao Airlines crash made newspaper headlines in a Finland and Denmark on the basis of a story about a Scandinavian man who could …
Man’s ‘narrow escape’ from Lao Airlines crash is a hoax Read More
In Finland’s annual Wife-Carrying World Championships, winners can win beer. In China, the prize is much bigger – a house, reported WTYV.com A total of 18 couples, winners from their …
China’s wife carrying competition carries house for prize Read MoreTo celebrate the upcoming season of giving, IKEA is launching its popular Soft Toys for Education campaign on November 10. For every soft toy sold in the IKEA Bangna store …
IKEA kicks off 2013 Soft Toys for Education Campaign in November Read More