Solar storm activity triggered an unusually strong geomagnetic disturbance on 19 January, lighting up the aurora borealis across the Nordic countries and parts of northern Europe, with sightings reported well
Norway’s salmon slime problem is becoming a road safety and regulation issue: meltwater mixed with blood and mucus can leak from salmon transport boxes, leaving slippery patches on highways and
Postbyen Copenhagen—a new mixed-use district next to Copenhagen Central Station—has reached the end of its main construction phase after six years, as contractor Nordstern handed over the last completed towers
Norway’s warmest year on record was 2025, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute (Meteorologisk institutt) said on 7 January 2026, after national average temperatures ended 1.5°C above the 1991–2020 normal. The institute
The Finland-Estonia undersea cable investigation has moved into a new phase after Finnish police formally arrested two crew members of the cargo ship Fitburg, which authorities suspect damaged an offshore
Sivert Bakken death has prompted Norway’s elite-sport body Olympiatoppen to advise athletes to temporarily stop using “simulated altitude” equipment, after the 27-year-old biathlete was found dead in his hotel room
Storm Johannes is sweeping across the Nordic region on Saturday, 27 December, with orange-level weather warnings, heavy snow in mountain areas, and travel disruptions during the post‑Christmas return weekend. Authorities
A drunk Santa emergency brake incident briefly disrupted rail traffic on Sweden’s main Stockholm–Malmö corridor on 24 December 2025, after a person dressed as Santa allegedly pulled an emergency brake
The Iceland December heat record was broken on Christmas Eve in Seyðisfjörður, eastern Iceland, where a weather station recorded 19.8°C, according to Icelandic broadcaster RÚV. A spring-like Christmas in the
Sweden export theft law has so far led to only around 20 interceptions of suspected stolen goods at border controls, three months after Swedish Customs (Tullverket) gained new powers on