Iceland heads to the polls
Icelanders headed to the polls on Saturday for a general parliamentary election, with rising support for the Social Democratic Alliance…
Month: November 2024
Frederiksen calls for better working conditions for foreign laborers
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called for improved working conditions for foreign laborers following a fatal accident at a…
New strategic partnership between Poland and Sweden
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and visiting Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk have signed a new strategic partnership between the…
Nordic and Baltic countries show support for Ukraine
The leaders of Nordic and Baltic countries, joined by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, voiced their continuing and expanding support…
Accident at a biogas plant on Denmark’s Funen Island
Two people died and several others sustained serious injuries following an accident at a biogas plant on Denmark’s Funen Island,…
Interest rate increases bolster Danish bank profits
NORDIC WAVE Interest rate increases in 2022 and 2023 have bolstered Danish bank profits while loan losses remain limited, according…
Several hundred cows killed in massive barn fire
NORDIC WAVE Several hundred dairy cows were lost in a fire in a farm building in Levanger, Norway, according the…
Severe flooding in Finland, main highway closed
NORDIC WAVE Heavy rain and melting snow, combined with unusually warm weather in late fall, have caused severe flooding in…
Iceland: Doctors cancel first round of strikes
NORDIC WAVE Meetings will continue in the salary dispute between the Icelandic Medical Association and the government, but the first…
Norway marks expansion of economy
NORIC WAVE Mainland Norway’s economy expanded by 0.5 percent in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the previous quarter,…