Europe - Scandinavia
UPDATED: Turkey gives green light to Swedish NATO membership bid
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed to forward to parliament Sweden's bid to join the NATO military alliance, appearing to end months of…
Swedish court convicts man of helping Kurdish militants, boosting Sweden’s NATO bid
A Swedish court on Thursday found a man guilty of attempting to finance the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), in a ruling…
Biden shows support for Sweden’s NATO bid in talks with PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden showed support for Sweden's entry into NATO in talks with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Wednesday…
Finnish minister resigns over Nazi references
HELSINKI, June 30 (Reuters) - Finland's economy minister Vilhelm Junnila resigned on Friday after just 10 days in office, the nationalist Finns…
Sweden hikes key rate, says fight against inflation not over
By Niklas Pollard and Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM, June 29 (Reuters) - Sweden's central bank raised its policy rate by a quarter percentage…
New Koran burning in Sweden risks escalating tensions with Turkey
Swedish police have authorized another Quran-burning in Stockholm planned for Wednesday afternoon, risking new tensions with Turkey as Sweden waits for Ankara’s…
EU should not ‘lower the bar’ to take in Ukraine, says Denmark – FT
June 29 (Reuters) - Denmark supports EU membership for Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and the western Balkans but "geopolitical circumstances" did not justify…
New Finnish minister survives no-confidence vote over Nazi references
By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI, June 28 (Reuters) - Finland's economy minister Vilhelm Junnila survived a no-confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday called…
Swedish police approve small anti-Koran demonstration at mosque
STOCKHOLM, June 28 (Reuters) - Swedish police have given the go-ahead for a small demonstration to take place outside a Stockholm mosque…
Sweden sees ’cause for concern’ on retailer margins as food prices surge
By Marie Mannes STOCKHOLM, June 26 (Reuters) - Sweden's competition authority has expressed concern about margins being charged by supermarkets and wholesalers…
One killed, several injured in roller coaster accident in Sweden
STOCKHOLM, June 25 (Reuters) - One person was killed and several were injured in a roller coaster accident at the Grona Lund…
Finland’s central bank governor to run for president
HELSINKI, June 21 (Reuters) - Finnish central bank Governor Olli Rehn said on Wednesday he plans to run for president next year…