Europe - Scandinavia
NATO launches Arctic manoeuvres, vowing to protect newest member Finland
By Anne Kauranen ROVAJARVI, Finland, (Reuters) - NATO countries are in the middle of Arctic military manoeuvres, vowing on Tuesday to defend…
NATO seeks to narrow differences over Ukraine membership bid
By Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO foreign ministers will seek to narrow divisions over Ukraine's membership bid at a meeting in…
Sweden, Turkey to hold NATO discussions ‘soon’
STOCKHOLM, May 29 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Sweden and Turkey will meet "soon" to discuss Stockholm's delayed bid to join…
Denmark wants to lower abortion age without parental consent to 15
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark wants to lower the age of abortion without parental consent to 15 years from 18 currently, in line…
Finland says Russia set to terminate agreement on military visits
OSLO, May 24 (Reuters) - Russia has informed neighbouring Finland that it will terminate a bilateral agreement on mutual visits to military…
Norway PM says Sweden should be admitted to NATO in July
OSLO, May 22 (Reuters) - NATO's Vilnius summit in July should give approval for Sweden to become a member of the organisation,…
Around 27 injured in Finland bridge collapse, many of them children
HELSINKI, May 11 (Reuters) - Around 27 people, a majority of them children, were injured on Thursday when a pedestrian bridge collapsed…
Finland prime minister divorces husband
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin has filed for divorce jointly with her husband of three years Markus Raikkonen,…
Norway’s King Harald hospitalised, in stable condition
OSLO, May 8 (Reuters) - Norway's King Harald has been hospitalised to receive treatment for an infection, the royal household said in…
Denmark proposes spending extra $5.7 bln for armed forces over 10 years
COPENHAGEN, May 4 (Reuters) - Denmark's government on Thursday proposed allocating an extra 38 billion Danish crowns ($5.65 billion) over the coming…
Head of Sweden’s No. 2 party calls for rethink of relations with EU
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden should seek more exemptions from EU laws as part of a reset in relations with the 27-member bloc,…
Finland’s election winner seeks to govern with anti-immigration party
HELSINKI, April 27 (Reuters) - Finland's conservative National Coalition, winner of this year's parliamentary election, said on Thursday it hopes to form…