Daily News from Scandinavia

Estonia: The Riigikogu discussed the civil service report

NordenBladet — At today’s sitting, the Riigikogu discussed the overview of the civil service report of 2019 by Jaak Aab, Minister of Public Administration. The...

Estonia: President of the Riigikogu discussed events in Belarus with Nordic and Baltic colleagues

NordenBladet — Today, the Speakers of the parliaments of the Nordic Countries and the Baltic States (NB8) held a video conference where the events...

Sweden: Prince Daniel praises the work of Swedish energy giant

NordenBladet - Prince Daniel of Sweden has attended a major anniversary for one of Sweden’s largest and most important producers of electricity and research...

Denmark: Crown Princess Mary joins special commission with United Nations Population Fund

NordenBladet - Crown Princess Mary has joined a special high-level commission within the United Nations Population Fund to help the agency follow up on...

Estonia: National Defence Committee: Defence spending must remain on the planned nominal level

NordenBladet — The National Defence Committee held an extraordinary sitting today to discuss keeping the defence spending on the current level and using loan...

Estonia: The Riigikogu discussed the use of the Defence Forces in a maritime security...

NordenBladet — Two drafts passed the first reading The Draft Resolution of the Riigikogu “Use of the Defence Forces in the Fulfilment of the International...

Estonia: Asia’s growing importance was discussed at the seminar

NordenBladet — Today, a seminar on Asia was held in the Conference Hall of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) on the initiative of the...

Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Mette Marit visit the city of Kristiansund

NordenBladet - Crown Prince Haakon is currently on a special journey in southern Norway. The goal is to learn more about how the coronavirus...

Estonia: The Riigikogu started its Autumn Session

NordenBladet — Põlluaas spoke about the adoption of the first Constitution of the Republic of Estonia one hundred years ago, and the challenges faced...

Iceland: Njal’s Saga to be completed tonight at the Icelandic Saga Centre in Hvolsvöllur,...

NordenBladet - Njal’s Saga, the best-known among the sagas of the Icelanders, will finally be completed tonight - on tapestry, that is. Since February...