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• Denmark’s unemployed to get benefits extension May 21, 2013
  There’s relief for some 30,000 unemployed whose benefits were set to expire later this year. The government has decided to extend the benefits period to four years. With one of Northern Europe’s highest unemployment rates, above 8 per cent, Denmark is counting the cost of benefits at a time when growth in the economy is […]
• Icelandic music festival Reykjavik Music Mess to take place this weekend May 21, 2013
  The annual Icelandic music festival Reykjavik Music Mess is set to take place this weekend (May 24-26) at Volta and Kex Hostel in downtown Reykjavik, Iceland. The 3-day event – sponsored by Kex Hostel, City of Reykjavik, and more – will be hosting a number of local bands, as well as some international artists from […]
• Denmark wins Eurovision Song Contest 2013 May 21, 2013
  The Eurovision Song Contest 2013 which took place in Malmö, Sweden on Saturday night saw the victory of Denmark with the song “Only Teardrops” sung by twenty year old Emmelie de Forest. The annual international competition which  was hosted by Sweden following  Loreen’s win in the 2012 edition with the song “Euphoria” was held in […]
• Is Russian on its way to becoming Finland’s No. 2 language? May 19, 2013
  Finland has steadily been filling up with Russian immigrants and if the trend continues, they will outnumber Swedish speakers as the largest language minority in the country. Some 60,000 Russian speakers were recorded in Finland during a recent study, double the number a decade ago. At the present rate they will over take Swedish speaking […]
• Swede’s faith in Euro hits rock bottom May 18, 2013
  Troubles in Europe with the single currency have left a crisis of confidence as other European nations lose faith in ever adopting it as a currency. In Sweden a recent survey revealed just 9 per cent would welcome the euro in place of the krona. In the same report, published by the University of Gothenburg, […]