Europe - Scandinavia
Mass killer Breivik sues Norway in bid to end prison isolation
OSLO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Anders Behring Breivik, the far-right fanatic who killed 77 people in a bombing and shooting rampage in…
Norway sends 2 fighter jets to Denmark for Ukraine training mission
OSLO, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Norway will send two F-16 fighter jets to Denmark to contribute to the training of Ukrainian pilots…
Denmark to send frigate to U.S.-led task force in Red Sea
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark will send a frigate to participate in the U.S.-led Red Sea operation next month, the Danish Defence Minister…
Health alert after parrot fever infects humans in Sweden
Parrot fever is surging in Sweden, with 12 people infected this month alone, amid concerns that the outbreak could escalate. The flu-like…
Sweden edges closer to NATO after vote in Turkish parliamentary commission
By Huseyin Hayatsever The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs commission approved Sweden's NATO membership bid on Tuesday in a key step towards enlarging…
Norwegian cruise ship loses navigation ability in North Sea during storm
By Jacob Gronholt-pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The Norwegian cruise ship MS Maud suffered a power outage after a rogue wave shattered windows…
Finland to sign defence pact with US
By Anne Kauranen and Essi Lehto HELSINKI, (Reuters) - Finland will on Monday Dec. 18 sign a defence cooperation agreement with the…
Denmark makes arrests on suspicion of attack preparations
COPENHAGEN, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Copenhagen police and the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) said on Thursday they had made several…
Denmark passes law to ban Koran burnings
Denmark's parliament has passed a law making public Koran burnings illegal to soothe tensions with Muslim countries.
Finland to close entire Russian border for 2 weeks to stop asylum seekers
#Finland to close entire Russian border for 2 weeks to stop asylum seekers
Seismic activity wanes in Iceland but eruption alert remains
Seismic activity wanes in #Iceland but eruption alert remains
Finland has closed all passenger border crossings with Russia but one
HELSINKI, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Finland has temporarily closed all but one of its eight passenger crossings to Russia in response to…