Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
On 29 March at midnight, Denmark’s last remaining covid-19 entry restriction was lifted and all travelers regardless of vaccination status can now freely travel into the Nordic country. The last …
Denmark lift all entry restrictions Read More
An unidentified Swedish man in a wheelchair was recently told to stop begging for money in Pattaya and to instead contact the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok. Pattaya News reports that …
Broke Swede told to stop begging for money in Pattaya Read More
After a one-year hiatus, the Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce together with the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce are finally able to announce the date of their long-awaited Nordic spring lunch. The …
Joint Danish-Finnish Easter lunch in Bangkok Read More
The 2022 MOTOR SHOW at Impact Arena! You don’t have to be a big fan of cars, to enjoy a visit to a Motorshow. You step into a world full …
It’s a rich man’s world Read More
Last week, the Swedish furniture giant announced the opening of its fourth store in Thailand. Posting on Facebook, IKEA said: “Get ready to meet the 4th IKEA store in Thailand! on …
IKEA to open the fourth store in Thailand Read More
Finnair has updated its traffic program for summer 2022, as the closure of Russian airspace impacts Finnair’s Asian traffic, the company says in this press release. Finnair connects customers from …
Finnair updates flights for summer 2022 – continue to serve key Asian destinations Read More
Why work from home when you can work from another country and explore in your free time? The travel booking website KAYAK has checked out which countries are best for …
Work from Wherever Index Read More
Earlier this week, Denmark’s Ambassador to Thailand Jon Thorgaard, met with Director-General, Dr. Prasert Sinsukprasert at the Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency. The Embassy of Denmark in Bangkok shares that …
Ambassador Jon Thorgaard visited Thailand’s Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency Read More
Sawadee Thai Take Away has won the award as the best takeaway restaurant of the year in the Danish city of Kolding, according to the result of a poll among …
Thai restaurant in Denmark win customers award for city’s best takeaway Read More
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) recently announced that the Thailand Privilege Card has launched the Flexible Plus Programme, which is positioned at affluent foreign investors and aims to help …
Thailand launches Flexible Plus Programme offering privileges for foreign investors Read More
Last week, Denmark’s Ambassador to Thailand Jon Thorgaard visited The Forestias project site by Magnolia Quality Development Corporation Limited (MQDC) in Bangkok. The Embassy of Denmark in Bangkok notes that both Denmark …
Ambassador Jon Thorgaard visited MQDC’s flagship development project in Bangkok Read More
Thailand’s Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) approved on 18 March the lifting of the pretravel testing requirement for international arrivals beginning 1 April 2022, TAT said in this press release. …
Thailand to lift the pretravel testing requirement for international arrivals from 1 April 2022 Read More
Finland is named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year in a row, according to The World Happiness Report 2022. Myanmar ends up very close to the bottom of the …
Finland crowned world’s happiest nation for the fifth year Read More
In this month’s newsletter to all Swedes in Thailand, Ambassador Jon Åström Gröndahl talks about how the devastating war in Ukraine is affecting us all while also providing an update …
Ambassador Jon Åström Gröndahl’s monthly newsletter to all the Swedes in Thailand Read More
The Danish Church Thailand, in cooperation with Danish Women’s Network (DWN), will host a charity concert in Bangkok in support of the education of stateless children and Danish Church Thailand. …
DWN and Danish Church in Thailand to host charity concert in Bangkok Read More
Last month, The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) announced the launch of the “Meaningful Travel Campaign”, which is a collaboration between the TAT Stockholm Office and Thailand-registered social enterprise Socialgiver that aims …
TAT Stockholm launched “Meaningful Travel Campaign” for sustainable tourism Read More
A Swedish woman who took her child and ran away to Thailand two years ago has been sentenced to prison, Expressen writes citing Nya Wermlands-Tidningen. The woman and the child’s father …
Swedish woman sentenced to prison for hiding her child in Thailand Read More
Are you thinking about studying in Finland? Then take this opportunity and meet university representatives from more than 25 universities from 12 European countries online and get all the information …
Malaysia and ASEAN region: Meet Finland at the Study in Europe Virtual Fair 2022 Read More
Golfer Nanna Koerstz Madsen has written herself into the history books as the first Dane ever to win an LPGA Tour title after she won the Honda LPGA Thailand tournament …
First Danish golfer wins LPGA tournament in Thailand Read More
In 1907, H.M. King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) spent a summer in Norway, traveling through the country for a full month. Over 100 years later his great great granddaughter Thanphuying Sirikitiya …
Royal book launch celebrates 115 years of diplomatic relations between Thailand and Norway Read More
On 10 March, the Embassy of Denmark in Bangkok hosted a press conference in cooperation with Novo Nordisk Pharma (Thailand) Ltd. where leading doctors and opinion leaders discussed innovation in diabetes treatment …
Denmark and Thailand continue strong collaboration within healthcare Read More
The Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok is offering a six-month internship for a Norwegian university or college student interested in Asian politics and foreign services at the Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok …
Internship opportunity at the Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok Read More
28-year-old Mikkel Klintmann is head chef at Aarøsund Badehotel in Denmark. In just a few months he will publish the cookbook “Food from the Heart” but it is not just …
Caught in the tsunami in Thailand gave him an appetite for life: Now young chef publishes cookbook Read More
Due to the closure of Russian airspace, Finnair is making changes to its flights to Asian destinations and Russia which, amongst other changes, includes the cancellation of flights to Hong …
Finnair cancels flights to Hong Kong until end of April Read More
The Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce and partners invite you to the next episode of Finland Talks on 23 March. The 11th episode of Finland Talks will feature St1 Renewable Energy’s …
Join Finland Talks episode 11: Future of Biofuels? Read More
Last week, a delegation from the Embassy of Finland in Bangkok met with the Finnish community in Hua Hin for their annual meeting. According to the Embassy, the event was a …
Embassy of Finland in Bangkok met with the Finnish community in Hua Hin Read More
The Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce invites members and friends to the next upcoming Multi-Chamber Networking event hosted by the NTCC – Netherlands-Thai Chamber of Commerce, in close collaboration with the …
Sign up for the Multi-Chamber Networking event: River Cruising in style Read More
Finnair’s Asia traffic is one of the cornerstones of the company’s strategy and Russia’s flight ban is therefore hitting hard. Without access to Russian airspace, it is not economically profitable to …
Russian flight ban hit Finnair’s Asia traffic hard – prepares layoffs Read More
Last week, Danish Ambassador Jon Thorgaard finally had the pleasure of visiting Cambodia and officially assuming his position as Ambassador of Denmark to Cambodia, the Embassy of Denmark in Bangkok shares. The …
Ambassador Thorgaard finally able to visit Cambodia Read More
The Danish Church in Thailand invites its annual general meeting on 20 March. The Church writes that everyone who wants to help make a difference for the Danish Church and …
The Danish Church in Thailand invites to Annual General Meeting Read More
Although Norway exported seafood worth NOK 11.3 billion in February which is an increase of NOK 2.6 billion compared with February last year, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will affect the …
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affects the flow of Norwegian Seafood to Asia Read More
After saving for months and months during the pandemic, young people want to travel and according to Kilroy Norway, the travel bug is bigger than ever. NRK writes that the travel …
Young Norwegians want to travel – Kilroy says Thailand is a popular destination Read More
Norway is calling on Thailand to stand with Ukraine, the Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok said in a recent statement. The Embassy informs that Norway recently attended a meeting with Permanent …
Norway encourages Thailand to stand with Ukraine Read More
During a recent meeting, chairman of the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand (JFCCT) Stanley Kang urged Thailand’s Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha to push for digital transformation and …
JFCCT urged Thailand’s PM to take steps to keep the country competitive in the global market Read More
Although large parts of the world have taken a stand against Russia in their invasion of Ukraine, Thailand and ASEAN have not taken sides and instead called on “all relevant …
Sweden calls on Thailand to stop neutral language in Russia’s war against Ukraine Read More
In a recent press release, Thailand’s Tourist association share the updated ‘Test & Go’ rules which come into effect on 1 March 2022. According to TAT, travelers can arrive in …
UPDATED! TEST & GO rules from 1 March 2022 Read More
Finnair announced on 27 February that the airline will join many other European airlines and suspend its flights in Russian airspace for one week. With this action, Finnair prepares for the possible …
Finnair anticipates airspace closure and partly cancels flights to Asia and Russia for one week Read More
The Thai-Danish Chamber of Commerce invites its members to join them on a Nature Forest trip to Khao Yai National Park and its scenic lowlands areas from 4 to 6 …
Join DTCC on a Nature Forest trip to Khao Yai National Park and its scenic lowlands areas Read More
It has been almost three months since Japanese Ogu Hiroyuki was arrested by the police in Laos for the murder of Norwegian Nerid Høiness but neither the Norwegian police nor …
Norwegian police are not being updated on Laos murder case Read More
Work in Finland works in the healthcare business connecting Asian jobseekers to European companies and are now hiring from Thailand, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Healthcare Staffing Solutions will now give …
Work in Finland is now hiring from Thailand, Singapore and Hong Kong Read More
Thailand will ease requirements under the country’s ‘Test & Go’ entry scheme and the day five 5 pre-paid hotels and RT-PCR will soon no longer be required, Diethelm Travel informs. Most of …
Travel Update: Thailand’s Test & Go scheme day 5 pre-paid hotel and RT-PCR no longer required Read More
The Norwegian tour guide JP Klovstad is very happy to hear Vietnam’s announcement of opening the country’s borders to foreign tourists after being closed for two years. 60-year-old JP Klovstad …
Norwegian tour guide happy about Vietnam’s reopening Read More
In recent updates, the Embassy of Denmark in Bangkok and the Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok both welcomed new interns after a long period of absence due to the pandemic. The Norwegian …
Denmark and Norway welcome interns in Bangkok after a long period of absence Read More
During a week in February, I had the pleasure to host 2 young, Danish girls in my home, Sabrina May Elmhoff and Thea Lunde Högh. Both have choosen to take …
A week with two girls, Sabrina and Thea, member of The National Danish Performance Team on their stay in Bangkok Read More
A Swedish couple has been banned from keeping animals after leaving their eight dogs alone when they went to Thailand on holiday. Aftonbladet writes that the dogs, two adults, and …
Swedish couple banned from keeping animals after they left their dogs and went to Thailand Read More
The relatively new sport Padel, has become very popular around the world lately. It says, that a Padel similar game, was played on a cruise ship already in the 1920s, …
Padel, the new huge “In Sport” and the fastest, growing sport in the world. Read More
It is now possible to travel in Europe and to the United States, but to many countries in Asia, travel is still very limited. Finnair however still expects the Asian …
Finnair expects the Asian market to open towards the summer Read More
18 years ago, Norwegian-Danish singer Heine Totland, found himself and his family in a nightmare when they were caught in the middle of the tsunami that hit Thailand in December …
Norwegian-Danish singer talks about being caught in the Tsunami in Thailand Read More
Students at Rejsby Europæiske Efterskole in Denmark have been subjected to racist jokes from fellow students regarding their nationality. In an interview with TV2, Jamilla Westen, whose biological father comes from …
Students with mixed nationalities subjected to racism in Danish school – now the principal apologizes Read More
Danish Sophie Schou Jensen and Mathias Lemvig Larsen had a great life in the town of Aarhus, Denmark but have always dreamt of a different working life and more freedom …
Danish couple quit their jobs and now lives as digital nomads in Thailand Read More