Travel News SAS is cancelling 4,000 summer flights due to ‘staff shortages’ Scandinavian Airlines is the latest carrier to announce widespread disruptions over the summer. 11/05/2022
See Walpurgis Night: the pagan festival of bonfires, witches & folk music Walpurgis Night, a tradition celebrated on 30 April in northern Europe and Scandinavia, sees people light bonfires and sing along to Celtic folk music in order to ward off evil spirits and witches 02/05/2022
Norway Norway's breeding programme sees arctic foxes return in high numbers The initiative goes back to 2003 when there were probably no more than 50 arctic foxes left in the wild in Finland, Sweden and Norway combined. 24/04/2022
Health Why are Nordic countries so happy and what can we learn from them? Happiness and general well-being are not about money, but they do have something to do with a wallet. 20/04/2022
Czech Republic COVID in Europe: France and Switzerland ease coronavirus restrictions Here is our summary of the coronavirus pandemic situation across the continent. 13/02/2022
Uncovering Europe Netflix ‘solved’ the Olof Palme murder. Not all Swedes are convinced Everyone from the CIA to the PKK to apartheid South Africa has been blamed for the murder of Sweden's most popular leader. The answer may be a lot more simple. 09/11/2021
Stays 11 unusual cabins, hobbit holes and private islands to go off grid From Hobbiton to a tree house, here are some of the most surprising and peaceful places you can stay with Host Unusual. 29/10/2021
Green News Why do green parties struggle in climate-conscious Scandinavia? The latest example was in Norway, where the greens got under 4 per cent of the vote in recent parliamentary elections. 04/10/2021
Taste Denmark's Noma finally gets 3 stars in Michelin 2021 Nordic ratings Michelin has awarded the world-famous Noma restaurant 3 stars for the first time. 2021 is also the first year the Guide has been published in a digital format only. 13/09/2021
Destinations The 6 best treehouse hotels in Europe for a nature-filled getaway Fully embrace the outdoors with these hotels built right in the heart of the forest. 08/07/2021
Uncovering Europe Sweden's government could be about to collapse in a row over rent Stefan Löfven has been given an ultimatum: abandon his plans to allow landlords to set their own rents, or face a vote of no confidence. 18/06/2021
Eco-Innovation The €3 billion biochar industry is transforming green energy in Sweden Sweden is the latest country to use biochar, generated from green waste, to power its homes. 14/06/2021
Denmark Danish MPs agree to new investigation into deadly 1990 ferry fire Danish lawmakers have agreed to set up a task force to look into a 1990 ferry fire that killed 159 people, one of Scandinavia's worst peacetime maritime disasters. 12/05/2021
world news Did Scandinavia overreact in suspending AstraZeneca vaccinations? Even as the EU regulator says the benefits outweigh the risks, Scandinavian countries remain wary of AstraZeneca's vaccine. 30/03/2021
Sweden Is hard-hit Sweden being snubbed by its Scandinavian neighbours? Norway and Denmark have yet to signal when they will let Swedish travellers in, despite opening their borders to other countries in the region. 02/06/2020
world news What is Scandinavian? SAS airline republish controversial video ad One Danish politician saying the airline was "spitting" on Scandinavian culture with the "disgusting" commercial. 13/02/2020
world news Is Europe doing enough for its indigenous peoples? | Euronews answers On the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples (August 9), Euronews looks at the situation of Europe's indigenous communities, from Scandinavia's Samis to Greenland’s Inuits. 09/08/2019
Living Sweden scraps Stockholm Fashion Week due to environmental concerns The Scandinavian country taking a positive step towards a greener fashion industry, in this shock move to cancel fashion week. 03/07/2019
Eco-Innovation The Scandi way to fly: Finnair launches new sustainable travel kit The Nordic airline has always been top of its game when it comes to sustainability, and this is just the start. 23/05/2019
world news Strike-hit SAS cancels 1,200 more flights on Monday and Tuesday SAS cancelled more than 1,200 flights scheduled for Monday and Tuesday as a pilot strike that has already affected tens of thousands of travellers drags on. 28/04/2019
world news SAS pilot strike hits 70,000 passengers At least 70,000 passengers have been hit by cancelled flights at the start of a three-day SAS pilot strike. 26/04/2019
Norway Norway avalanche: four missing tourists 'believed to have died' Four tourists, feared to have been swept away in an avalanche in Northern Norway, are "believed to have died," police said. 03/01/2019
Sweden Swedish security police arrest terror plot suspect Swedish security police have arrested one person suspected of planning a terror attack. 13/12/2018
Living The best sustainable scandi fashion brands Build a lasting wardrobe with these ethically and ecologically sound Nordic labels 03/10/2018
