Daily News from Scandinavia

Four Norwegian musicians – Kygo, Alan Walker, Sigrid and Aurora – to Coachella Music...

NordenBladet - Sigrid, Kygo, Aurora and Alan Walker will take the stage in one of the biggest music festivals in the world, the Coachella...

Tourist influx triggers food-delivery boom in Finnish Lapland

NordenBladet - The busy tourist season is boosting food deliveries, with an international clientele demanding dishes familiar from home. The rapid growth of tourism...

Esko Repo from the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri): Finland raises asylum approval rate after...

NordenBladet -  Finland made positive decisions on 40 percent of all asylum applicants in 2017, up from 27 percent in 2016. According to preliminary...

Swedish Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson: It’s important to prepare for the risk of hard...

NordenBladet - We must be prepared for the risk of a hard Brexit, Swedish Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson has said. The Social Democrat minister...

Swedish streaming giant Spotify has discreetly filed to go public, according to multiple reports

NordenBladet - There has been speculation that the streaming firm will go public for some time but Spotify has largely chosen to keep quiet...

EU supports Finnish development cooperation project in Nepal with EUR 20 million

NordenBladet —  The European Union has awarded EUR 20 million to a water resources management project implemented by Finland in Nepal. This is the first time...

Finland will increase its humanitarian aid for Yemen and the crises in Africa

NordenBladet — Finland will assist areas suffering from conflicts and drought in Yemen, Northeast Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia. “The focus...

EU Supreme Courts have turned to the European Commission

NordenBladet — On Monday, 18 December, the Network of the Presidents of the Supreme Judicial Courts of the European Union issued a letter to...

Norway becomes first Scandinavian country to decriminalise drugs

NordenBladet — Norway is to become the first Scandinavian country to decriminalise drugs as it focuses on treatment rather than punishment.  The majority of...

The Swedish St Michael’s church in Tallinn, Rüütli 9, is celebrating Lucia on December...

NordenBladet — Alongside Midsummer, the Lucia celebrations represent one of the foremost cultural traditions in Sweden, with their clear reference to life in the...