Neither Volvo nor Saab are popular among the Swedish ministers as they prefer to drive foreign brands.

• Volvo’s V70 can’t stand the heat

Finland put an end to Estonia's 11-year reign and took gold and bronze on Saturday at the annual Wife-Carrying World Championships.

Arne Sörensen, a retired Danish doctor with the looks of a British lord, flips through thousands of pages of notes scribbled over 50 years of research and issues his diagnosis: Napoleon died of a kidney disease.

People who live alone in middle age face nearly double the risk of developing cognitive problems in later life compared with married or cohabiting counterparts, according to a Swedish study.

Swedish builder plans to start using airships to transport houses and windmills.

A Norwegian woman who claimed almost 40,000 euros in benefits was jailed for six months after her profile on a social networking site revealed she had lied about her status as a single mother.

Swedish customs officials seized 8,991 Viagra tablets during a routine control at a post office near Malmö in southern Sweden.

Norwegian customs officials carrying out a routine check were shocked to find a live alligator in luggage on board a train bound for Oslo from Sweden.

Despite being officially illegal, the international trade in whale meat between hunting nations is quietly picking up again.

Finnish energy company TVO has asked police to investigate whether environmental group Greenpeace had committed a crime by distributing fake electricity bills bearing its name.

Ford’s Volvo Cars holds a small stake in Koenigsegg, frontrunner to buy General Motor’s Saab, adding more confusion to the deal.

• Koenigsegg questionable owner of Saab
• Koenigsegg reveals Saab plans • Koenigsegg buys Saab

Ageing Finns have increased their alcohol consumption significantly, a worrying trend in a country where alcohol is the leading cause of death.

• Secret behind violent drunks exposed

A Swedish artist's outdoor art exhibition prompted a bomb scare, police said Saturday, warning he could face charges.

• Swedish police exhibits fake art

The wreckage of a Soviet submarine sunk during World War II has been found in the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Finland.

Men and women shall have the same opportunities - even Danish princes and princesses.

Vertical greenhouses that grow organic fruit and vegetables smack in the middle of crowded cities where land is scarce may soon be a reality, a Swedish company developing the project said.

A dachshund bitch kept by the husband of Denmark's Queen Margrethe that savaged a royal guard was the subject of lawmakers' calls for it to be put down.

Low glycogen levels could explain why some people always turn aggressive or violent when they drink, a Finnish study showed.

Swedish power giant awarded for "outrageous use of green spin to support their dirty business model".

For the first time ever, foreign observers will supervise the Swedish EU election.

• “Ikea has useful lessons for EU politicians”
• Swedes ignorant about EU election