Daily News from Scandinavia

Estonia: Foreign Affairs Committee starts discussing Arctic issues

NordenBladet — The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) starts discussions on the Arctic issues. In order to get background information...

Iceland: Mál og Menning Book Store permanently closed after 59 years

NordenBladet - Most people who have visited Reykjavík are no doubt familiar with the Mál og Menning book store, at Laugavegur 18. On Friday,...

UN Secretary General to meet with Nordic Council on COVID-19

NordenBladet - The UN Secretary General António Guterres is to meet with the Nordic Council on 27 October and share his thoughts on the...

Estonia: Põlluaas in Finno-Ugric Day greeting to Finnish and Hungarian Speakers: multiplicity of cultures...

NordenBladet — Today, on the Finno-Ugric Day, President of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Henn Põlluaas sent a video greeting to the Speakers of...

Iceland: One COVID-19-Related Death in Iceland

NordenBladet - One death from COVID-19 was announced on the website of Landspítali National University Hospital today – the first such death in Iceland...

Norway: King Harald reveals pandemic made one royal tradition even more important to him

NordenBladet - This year, the Royal families of Europe have faced, along with all of us, a new type of crisis, a global pandemic....

Estonian and Finnish Speakers discussed bilateral and international relations

NordenBladet — President of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Henn Põlluaas discussed bilateral relations with Finland, regional security and political situation in East Europe...

Iceland: Will Icelandic Naming Committee Be Abolished?

NordenBladet - Iceland has long been known for its Naming Committee – a committee of three people and three substitutes whose role it is...

Estonia: Prime Minister made a political statement in connection with the submission of the...

NordenBladet — Prime Minister Jüri Ratas made a political statement in connection with the submission of the national long-term development strategy “Estonia 2035” to...

Estonia: Bill organising the Railways Act passed the second reading in the Riigikogu

NordenBladet — The Bill that passed the second reading will amend the Railways Act by including provisions arising from directives and by specifying domestic...