Tag: Ants

  • Orpo: Stricter restrictions are needed if the border situation escalates

    Orpo: Stricter restrictions are needed if the border situation escalates

    The government wants to give the border authorities the authority to force some of the asylum seekers back to Russia if the situation on the eastern border worsens.

  • Stay up to date with Ekot quarter to six

    Stay up to date with Ekot quarter to six

    Cyber-attacks are increasing and the Norwegian Agency for Community Protection and Emergency Preparedness wants greater investments in IT security. Two police officers in Stockholm are sentenced to prison for 1.5 and 2 years respectively for, among other things, gross misconduct and breach of confidentiality. The NATO countries have never before increased their investment in defense…

  • Stay up to date with Ekot quarter to five

    Stay up to date with Ekot quarter to five

    Cyber-attacks are increasing and the Norwegian Agency for Community Protection and Emergency Preparedness wants greater investments in IT security. Two police officers in Stockholm are sentenced to prison for 1.5 and 2 years respectively for, among other things, gross misconduct and breach of confidentiality. The NATO countries have never before increased their investment in defense…

  • Danske Bank announces that it will drop investments in fossil fuels in several billion divestments

    Danske Bank announces that it will drop investments in fossil fuels in several billion divestments

    Danske Bank is one of the first major banks in the world to drop oil giants, experts estimate. The full version of this article is only available to subscribers. Already a subscriber, log in here: sign in Forgot your password? Get unlimited access to all of The Copenhagen Post Our independent reporting can only be…

  • Thursday's papers: The Nordic countries over the Baltic, the prime minister defends the coalition, scams and other scams

    Thursday's papers: The Nordic countries over the Baltic, the prime minister defends the coalition, scams and other scams

    Several morning newspapers report that the Prime Minister of Estonia wants Finland to shift more of its defense focus to the Baltic region.

  • Restaurant Helsingin Palace is at the top of Finland's 50 best restaurants for the fifth year in a row

    Restaurant Helsingin Palace is at the top of Finland's 50 best restaurants for the fifth year in a row

    Located in Helsinki's Eteläsatama, the Palace Restaurant is known for its exceptional dining experience, which has now received additional recognition with the “Best Atmosphere” award. The list includes Ravintola Grön, which ranks close to second, and BasBas, based in Helsinki, which showcase the capital's strong presence in the Finnish culinary landscape. Turku's top restaurant Kaskis…

  • Finland wants to limit the use of nicotine in sachets

    Finland wants to limit the use of nicotine in sachets

    The government says that oral nicotine contains several health problems.

  • Update yourself with Lunchecot

    Update yourself with Lunchecot

    The Danish government wants to introduce female conscription and greatly extend the service period for conscripts, this to further strengthen the Danish defence. About sixty Ukrainian drones were targeted today at Russian oil refineries and infrastructure in several cities. According to the Russian military, all were shot down, but images on social media show great…

  • This is what the United States will be like if Joe Biden wins the election

    This is what the United States will be like if Joe Biden wins the election

    Since Nikki Haley dropped out of the Republican primaries, it is now clear that the 2024 presidential election will be a rematch between incumbent President Joe Biden and ex-president Donald Trump. What is each candidate's vision for the United States after the 2024 election? What does their policy look like for 2025? In two episodes,…

  • Winners of the presidential award

    Winners of the presidential award

    Laufey Lín Jónsdóttir and Guðmundur Fertram Sigurjónsson were awarded today by the President of Iceland. At yesterday's ceremony in Bessastaðir, Kerecis received the President's Export Award for 2024, which was presented to CEO Gudmundur Fertram Sigurjónsson. Laufey Lín Jónsdóttir was also honored for her international work. Kerecis has been producing implants made of fish for…

  • Landlords' demands undermine tenants' standard of living

    Landlords' demands undermine tenants' standard of living

    The profitability requirements of landlords in the Icelandic rental market are approximately ten times higher than those who invest in the general stock market. This demand for profitability occurs despite the fact that returns in the housing market are much higher than in the stock market. In recent years, the profitability of renting apartments in…

  • 517: The liberals' diffuse red lines

    517: The liberals' diffuse red lines

    The Liberals go to Karlstad for municipal days. It is a party in headwinds that gathers with tough opinion figures and difficulties in dominating the debate. How are the Liberals in 2024? And how has the position of the government affected their view of the Sweden Democrats? Fredrik Furtenbach has new figures on how bourgeois…

  • Echo in court: “Sentenced to three years in prison”

    Echo in court: “Sentenced to three years in prison”

    Now the new Court of Appeal judgment falls in the attention-grabbing so-called “snippa case”. A man in his 50s was first sentenced to prison for child rape. He was later acquitted in the Court of Appeal, which thought it was unclear what the girl meant by the word snipe. But now a new judgment awaits…

  • A new candidate for the office of president

    A new candidate for the office of president

    Agnieszka Sokołowska, project manager at the capital fire brigade and independent translator, wants to run for the office of President of Iceland in the presidential elections in 2024. This was announced on the Island.is website to electronically collect signatures in support of her candidacy. The list of candidates and the option to sign the selected…

  • A new species of dolphin has been spotted in Faxaflói

    A new species of dolphin has been spotted in Faxaflói

    A common dolphin (Latin: delphinus delphis) was seen on Monday in Faxaflói by participants of one of the trips organized by Special Tours, a whale watching company. Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir, a biology lecturer at the University of Hí, believes that this is a sign that exotic species are looking for new homes due to climate…

  • 516: Amanda Lind aims for the leadership position

    516: Amanda Lind aims for the leadership position

    Amanda Lind has announced that she is running for the new female spokesperson for the Green Party. Considering that Alice Bah Kuhnke has already refused, we wonder if the thing is therefore vegetarian steak. Hungary has become the last NATO country to ratify Sweden's accession protocol. Now a series of formalities await before Sweden formally…

  • Propagate your plants using cuttings

    Propagate your plants using cuttings

    Pernilla Månsson Colt and John Taylor Pernilla and John are two of Sweden's most prominent in the gardening field and are known from the SVT program “Trädgårdstider”. There we have heard their friendly chatter about most things related to cultivation, planting and pruning. Pernilla Månsson Colt is also the host of “Ring so spelare vi”…

  • Blank votes in protest against Biden

    Blank votes in protest against Biden

    US President Joe Biden won his party's primary in Michigan. But among voters in the state, there is a great deal of dissatisfaction with how he is handling the war in Gaza. Could the issue cost him the election this fall? At the same time, Donald Trump's election campaign is going like a train. After…

  • More than 13% of Icelanders live abroad

    More than 13% of Icelanders live abroad

    According to the latest data from the Icelandic registry office, Þjóðskrá, over 13% of the country's citizens live abroad. According to RÚV, 324,193 Icelanders live in their country and 49,870 abroad. About three fifths of Icelandic emigrants live in other Nordic countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland). Denmark, the former colonizer of Iceland, is the…

  • The father's grief after the revenge murder in Tullinge: “You die a little every day”

    The father's grief after the revenge murder in Tullinge: “You die a little every day”

    On Thursday evening, March 2, the TV program Efterlyst is broadcast on TV3. The name and picture of a 26-year-old man is published, he is suspected of shooting at a residence outside Uppsala and the prosecutor is now hoping for tips from the public. A relative of Rawa Majid lives in the house that was…

  • Immigration policy discussion

    Immigration policy discussion

    Do you want to participate in shaping Iceland's immigration policy? The Ministry of Labor and Social Policy is currently working on its future version and invites all interested parties to open consultation meetings held throughout the country. Next Wednesday it will take place in Reykjavik. The policy aims to provide immigrants with opportunities for better…

  • Immigration policy discussion

    Immigration policy discussion

    Do you want to participate in shaping Iceland's immigration policy? The Ministry of Labor and Social Policy is currently working on its future version and invites all interested parties to open consultation meetings held throughout the country. Next Wednesday it will take place in Reykjavik. The policy aims to provide immigrants with opportunities for better…

  • The expert: These are the consequences when fewer children are born in Sweden

    The expert: These are the consequences when fewer children are born in Sweden

    10,555,448 – that's how many inhabitants we had in Sweden in November last year, according to Statistics Norway, Statistics Sweden. During Thursday morning, new statistics on the country's population are presented and part of the statistics is that the birth rate curve is falling. Glenn Sandström, Associate Professor of Demographic History at Umeå University, joins…

  • Marcus Wandt – wants to take everyone to space

    Marcus Wandt – wants to take everyone to space

    After 22 days in space and several subsequent days at the European space agency ESA's facility in Cologne, astronaut Marcus Wandt landed on Swedish soil on Sunday, February 18. The effort was extensive, but only a couple of hours later he sat down at Söndagsintervurgen's interview microphone to try to put into words what he…

  • Agreement on measures relating to immigration

    Agreement on measures relating to immigration

    The government agreed to take action on people seeking international protection, refugees and immigrants. This was announced after the meeting, which ended shortly before noon today. “The aim is to promote better, more efficient and clearer policy implementation and to improve services supporting the management of overseas immigrants and refugees. The overall vision focuses on…

  • Karlavagnen with Pia Herrera – about fashion memories

    Karlavagnen with Pia Herrera – about fashion memories

    We all wear clothes, but sometimes it happens that the clothes don't quite fit or, on the contrary, fit just right and make you feel amazing. Pia Herrera wants to know everything about the best and worst things you've been through in the way of clothing. What are your best or worst fashion memories? Call…

  • Mild weather during the strike helps Finland avoid huge electricity bills

    Mild weather during the strike helps Finland avoid huge electricity bills

    Electricity imports and mild weather helped prevent shortages as strikes targeted power plants.

  • VR asked for a detailed explanation of the cancellation of long-distance traffic

    VR asked for a detailed explanation of the cancellation of long-distance traffic

    The damage was noticed on the road section between Lahti and Kouvola. The Ministry of Transport and Communications pointed out on Wednesday press release that such damage is typically caused by wheels slipping on rails. A state-owned company reported a day later after it has repaired the damaged section of track, and long-distance service must…

  • 514: The El-Haj affair and Andersson's reversal

    514: The El-Haj affair and Andersson's reversal

    Riksdag member Jamal El-Haj announced this week that he is leaving the Social Democrats but will retain his seat in Riksdag. He thus becomes the Social Democrats' first political savage since the introduction of the unicameral Riksdag. The background is that the management declared that they lacked confidence in El-Haj after Expressen's disclosure that he…

  • A three-decade study shows an increased incidence of illness among women in Finland

    A three-decade study shows an increased incidence of illness among women in Finland

    Diseases and obesity in women have increased in recent decades, according to a study that followed female participants from birth to adulthood.

  • Hear the latest news in Ekot at quarter to six

    Hear the latest news in Ekot at quarter to six

    During the afternoon, Israel carried out a major series of attacks against Lebanon. According to the Israeli army, the attacks were a response to rocket fire from Lebanon against Israel earlier today. While recent months have seen a positive development in terms of fatal shootings in Stockholm County, serious violent crimes have replaced each other…

  • Trump's threat to abandon Europe – that's what NATO must think now

    Trump's threat to abandon Europe – that's what NATO must think now

    This weekend's statement by Donald Trump, in which he says he will not protect European countries from a Russian attack unless they pay more to NATO, has provoked strong reactions. Many are now asking themselves what Trump actually means and how Europe could defend itself against a Russian attack without support from the United States.…

  • Finland plans to quickly process unfounded asylum applications

    Finland plans to quickly process unfounded asylum applications

    The proposed reforms may result in the freedom of movement of some migrants being significantly restricted during the processing of applications.