Daily News from Scandinavia

Visa applications by Russians up nearly 60 per cent

NordenBladet — A total of 827,475 Schengen visa applications to visit Finland were submitted in 2017, resulting in 816,796 issued visas. In 2017, Russians...

Anne-Mari Virolainen: Finland grants EUR 32 million to improving food security in crises

NordenBladet — Finland supports the World Food Programme (WFP) by EUR 32 million as core support for 2018–2021. “Because of the prolonged conflicts and...

Evaluation: The focus of Finnfund’s investment activities successfully shifted to the poorest countries

NordenBladet —  An increasing share of the investment portfolio of the State’s development financing company Finnfund is now invested in the poorest countries and...

Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini will visit Kiev, Ukraine from 5 to 6...

NordenBladet — Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini will visit Kiev from 5 to 6 March. Foreign Minister Timo Soini will hold bilateral discussions...

Ghettos must go: Government presents plan “‘One Denmark without Parallel Societies: No Ghettos in...

NordenBladet - Denmark's government presented its plan to tackle social problems in what it defines as 'ghettos' on Thursday as eight ministers visited the...

The Øresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden closed temporarily following an accident on Wednesday

NordenBladet - Øresund Bridge closes in both directions after accident. The accident involved a single lorry that lost control and collided with the central...

N.E.R.D and Pharrell Williams coming to Denmark

NordenBladet - Earlier this week it emerged that those volunteering at NorthSide festival would have to pay a deposit this year as the festival...

Estonia celebrated 100 years of independence. Sweden was represented by the King’s Company, part...

NordenBladet — Last Saturday, on February 24 th , Estonia celebrated 100 years of independence. Sweden was represented by the King's Company, part of...

Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs on Syria: Russia must live up to its responsibility

NordenBladet — The situation in Ghouta, Syria has in the last couple of weeks escalated drastically and the Syrian military is conducting a massive...

Samuelsen and Hjort Frederiksen: We must fight terrorism and irregular migration in the Sahel...

NordenBladet — Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen today participated in a summit on the West African G5 Joint Force that seeks to fight terrorism,...