Kanerva made history in 2019 when he guided Finland to a men's finals tournament for the first time, but recent results have led to growing calls for his dismissal.
Since May, pro-Palestinian demonstrators have protested outside the University of Gothenburg in the west of Sweden. Now around 100 of them have been evicted from their tent encampment and in some cases cut loose and lifted away by the...
CEO of the Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt, Peter Carlsson, has announced he is stepping down. This comes as the company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Northvolt, which has its main base in Skellefteå...
The National Bureau of Investigation said in March that it had started an investigation into the North Karelian child protection services in relation to the case.
It may become more difficult to find out personal data such as telephone numbers, addresses and whether someone has been convicted of a crime. A government appointed investigator proposed on Wednesday that Sweden's constitutional...
The entire parking lot of the Blue Lagoon is now under lava, except for a few street lamps that stand at the end of what used to be a parking lot. Then the lava seems to have spread a little and, among other things, just now passed over...
This week All Points North turns its spotlight on Finland's stand-up comedy scene, and asks if laughter can help people survive the country's dark winter.
Part of the parking lot at the Blue Lagoon is already under lava. Helga Árnadóttir, manager of sales, operations, and services at the Blue Lagoon, says she has been in contact with emergency responders.
Lava is now flowing right next to the parking lot of the Blue Lagoon and will probably cross the lot shortly. However, it is not believed that the lava will enter the defense wall, reservoir, or the power plant in Svartsengi.
A new review of absenteeism among school kids shows that around 4 percent of children in pre-school and elementary school were absent for more than five weeks during last year's fall semester. This equals 47.000 children. Roughly 16.000...
During Thursday morning, at least 10,000 households were without electricity along the coast of Västerbotten. Snow and wind continues to cause problems in parts of Sweden. Some schools have asked children to stay at home and there are...
Simon Ekpa sits on Lahti's public transport committee as a member of the National Coalition party, and has become a figurehead for a separatist movement in Nigeria.
Ásrún Helga Kristinsdóttir, president of Grindavík's town council, says it was a surprise that the eruption should start now. Her husband and older daughter had to evacuate Grindavík under loud siren blasts.
It can take under a fortnight for a company to go from being forbidden to remove asbestos because it exposed people to a health hazard, to be given the green light to start again. A Swedish Radio News investigation into safety practices...
Good progress is being made in the salary negotiations of the Medical Association of Iceland with the Icelandic government, but the doctors' strikes will begin in five days if an agreement is not reached before that time.
A Chinese ship crossed the area where two crucial telecoms cables were damaged on Sunday and Monday. The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation has launched a probe.
According to information available on Wednesday, the plant's third unit should be able to resume electricity production as early as Thursday, but at a reduced level until Friday.
Up to half a metre of snow and more is predicted to fall in some places along the east coast later on Wednesday with Sweden's national weather agency SMHI issuing an orange weather warning for Gävleborg county. Motorists in the area are...
Several shareholders are leaving negotiations with the battery manufacturer Northvolt over emergency funding for the company, according to Swedish Radio News. This means more bad news for the Swedish battery giant, which earlier this...
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is the world's most widely ratified human rights treaty. Yet not all the rights included have been fully implemented in Finland, which ratified it in 1991.
Home burglaries have decreased sharply in recent years in Sweden, Swedish Radio News reports. According to a new report by the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå), just over 10,000 home burglaries were reported to the...
Many of Finland's morning papers report a new poll showing that fewer than 30 percent of voters say they have confidence in the government of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP).
Business owners whose companies have lost their asbestos removal permits due to unsafe work are still able to continue operating. Several asbestos removal companies that have lost their permits have instead transferred these jobs to...
UPDATED: Marius Borg Høiby, the oldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, will be spending at least the next week in jail after he was arrested Monday night for the third time this autumn. Now Høiby also faces new charges...
The Cyber ​​Security Team of the Telecommunications Agency will, together with the Civil Defense, hold an exercise early next year, simulating the situation that could arise if all three submarine cables connecting...
A new version of the preparedness guide ”In case of crisis or war” is being sent out to Swedish households this week. It has a different tonality compared to the last version that was issued in 2018, says Svante Werger, Adviser to the...