Daily News from Scandinavia

Norway steps up efforts to combat non-communicable diseases in low-income countries

NordenBladet — Norway will contribute an additional USD 133 million to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases in low-income countries from 2020 to 2024....

Finland: Saimaa ringed seal habitats proposed to UNESCO World Heritage tentative list

NordenBladet — Finland intends to propose the Saimaa ringed seal habitats in the Lake Saimaa archipelago as a new natural site to be inscribed...

Estonia will have young people from eight countries developing green ideas

NordenBladet — Estonia, as the coordinator of the Nordic-Baltic Cooperation NB8, will bring together young people from eight countries to develop green ideas as...

Finland: New project to promote allocation of funding to sustainable development

NordenBladet — The Government’s objective is to direct more private funding towards sustainable investments in the future. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment...

Estonia: Mobile operator Telia rolling out 5G services in select regions of Estonia

NordenBladet - Mobile operator Telia opened its 5G network on Tuesday, in a first phase covering Estonia's three largest towns, Tallinn, Tartu and Pärnu. Andre...

Estonia: Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) to show films online

NordenBladet - The annual Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) takes place this year in exceptional conditions due to the coronavirus. Viewers will be required...

Finland: Request for opinions: Amendments to Communicable Diseases Act aim to curb spread of...

NordenBladet — The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health requests opinions on the draft government proposal for temporarily amending the Communicable Diseases Act to...

Estonia: The government announced new measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus

NordenBladet — At today’s cabinet meeting, the government approved measures to be taken at work, at home, on public transport, and in other public...

Finland: Working Life Barometer 2019: More employees consider today’s working life mentally strenuous

NordenBladet — Digitalisation and increase in knowledge work are reflected in working life. According to the Working Life Barometer 2019, working in haste was...

Finland holds lead role in UN’s Generation Equality campaign – We welcome you to...

NordenBladet — On 24 November 2020, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs will organise a public webinar on equality, technology and innovation. The themes...