Daily News from Scandinavia

Norwegian schools to address massacre of 77 people —Report

NordenBladet - The 2011 terror attacks in Oslo and the nearby island of Utøya that killed 77 people are to become part of the...

2019 Scandinavian Folk Festival Jamestown, NY (July 19-21, 2019)

NordenBladet - The Scandinavian Folk Festival will be held on July 19-21, 2019. Come celebrate the region's rich Scandinavian Heritage. It'll include musical entertainment,...

Three Islamic State group supporters were sentenced to death by a court in Morocco...

NordenBladet - Three Islamic State group supporters were sentenced to death by a court in Morocco on Thursday over the beheadings of two Scandinavian...

Norwegian chess grandmaster and the current World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen loses on chess...

NordenBladet - Chess experts think Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen* (28) may have damaged his reputation by allegedly trying to influence voting on a...

Norway hesitates over Iran response

NordenBladet - The Norwegian government is still thinking over a request from the US for a military contribution towards boosting security in the waters...

Estonia: Põlluaas and Levits considered it important to cooperate in protecting the common interests

NordenBladet — At the meeting of the President of the Riigikogu Henn Põlluaas and the President of Latvia Egils Levits, the mutual relations between...

Faroe Islands: World’s fifth largest carrier Hapag-Lloyd installs Faroese tracking software on 100,000 containers

NordenBladet - Hapag-Lloyd*, the world’s fifth largest carrier, will equip all its 100,000 reefer containers with new tracking technology. The new product, called Hapag-Lloyd...

Faroe Islands: Two Faroese winners at Nordic Food Awards EMBLA

NordenBladet - Two Faroese culinary concepts won awards at this year’s Nordic Food Awards, called Embla*. Gimburlombini from Nólsoy and Grøna Oyggin from Sandoy...

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly focuses on human rights and promoting of security

NordenBladet —From today until next Monday, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly meets for its Annual Session in Luxembourg. The theme of the Summer Session is...

Estonia: Mihkelson: Mental hygiene helps handle propaganda

NordenBladet - Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Marko Mihkelson believes that having strong mental hygiene is...