Tag: Headline
Denmark is the second happiest country in the world – report
Happiest is a branch in Denmark. Hardly a day goes by without another headline referring to the Danes as the world’s happiest people. Meik Wiking is one of several writers who have made a career out of it. Not only has he written several bestselling books about the secret behind the Danes’ happiness, he is […]
YLE: The price of food in Finland rose by more than 16% in February from a year ago
Food prices rose by 16.1 percent in November-December. The steepest annual increase in food prices was observed almost six decades ago, in 1964, when food prices rose by an average of 12 percent. In February, the prices of sugar, flour, butter and eggs rose by more than 30 percent from the previous year. The coffee […]
Smuggelsverige – Drug wholesaler in Marbella | part 3/6
From Marbella in Spain, Gothenburg citizen Micke runs a drug network. Tons of drugs arrive in Spain via freighters from South America and in fast speedboats from Morocco. With the help of a truck driver who has an animal transport company, the drugs are taken to Sweden. Customs believe that upwards of 150 tons of […]
460: Finland lets go of Sweden’s hand
Finland is getting ready for a scenario where Turkey lets them in but not Sweden into NATO. At the same time, the defense alliance’s secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, opens the possibility that this could be the case. This causes headaches for Swedish politicians who, after all, worked based on the hand-in-hand-with-Finland scenario. Ribbenvik leaves the […]
Morrissey – from pioneer to pariah
The summer of 1992 has been unusually rainy in London, but on Saturday 8 August the sun shines on the 30,000 concertgoers in Finsbury Park. The operatic voice booms as Morrissey enters the stage. His blue jeans are quite tight and the shiny gold shirt is unbuttoned all the way to the navel. But the […]
Great opportunities this winter holiday
Big Mac, Big Bird, Big Apple, BigFoot, Big Kahuna Burger—there’s a pattern here somewhere, as are wagon wheels, which grew exponentially in the United States in the 19th century. Not only are they more suitable for rocky terrain, but they are much easier on the animal, dramatically reducing the haul size required. In the 1880s […]
Finland and Sweden are still striving for NATO together, Haavisto assures
“Together with Billström, we have decided that despite all these objections, Finland and Sweden will continue their joint journey to NATO. We are working together to take action so that both countries can have their membership ratified and we will become NATO members at the same time, he said. quoted saying YLE in Parliament. He […]
Monday papers: Hybrid threats and forbidden logs
Hybrid threats and sabotage concerns will make domestic headlines on Monday.
Makhachev answers the question of Chimaev joining the camp of Khabib
Peace talks held with Chechen fighter following his brawl with Abubakar Nurmagomedov on the sidelines of UFC 280 There are no plans for UFC fighter Khamzat Chimaev to train with the team led by Khabib Nurmagomedov despite the two camps healing a rift that was revealed in a cageside brawl in Abu Dhabi last week, […]
The financial chaos brought down Truss – now the next battle awaits
U-turns, dismissals and apologies were not enough. Liz Truss has fought for her political life, but ultimately lost control. Hear how the chaos of recent weeks led to Liz Truss walking out the door of 10 Downing Street and announcing her resignation on Thursday. Can Boris Johnson make a comeback? In just one week, the […]
ATP summary: Frances Tiafoe fights back in Stockholm
no. 3 seed Frances Tiafoe won two tiebreaks to complete a 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2) comeback win over Swedish wildcard Elias Ymer in the second round of the Stockholm Open on Thursday in Sweden. Despite Ymer winning 47 of his 59 first-serve points (80 percent) and holding a 20-11 advantage in aces, Tiafoe controlled […]
Digital boost for South East Queensland off to a good start
While south-east Queensland is being given a large-scale digital boost, the funding may have better served smaller infrastructure projects. Paul Budde reports. EARLIER THIS YEAR the Federal Government announced the South East Queensland (SEQ) City Deal (the agreement). With my interest in smart city development, I saw this plan properly. This region hosts several of […]
Why is everyone so mad – it’s just a leaderboard, right? Svensktoppen 60 years: part 1
Dangerous to be a presenter It could also be dangerous to be the host of the Svensktoppen. Ulf Elfving experienced that when he is close to being knocked down by an over-refreshed and bad-tempered troubadour. It was after Ulf told me that he worked with Svensktoppen. One of the biggest prog bands of the 70s, […]
Grimes – the indie promise that became a Twitter joke
In the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, the clattering sound of cameras can be heard. It’s a May evening in 2018 and it’s time for one of the biggest events of the year – the Met Gala. World celebrities, artists, actors and fashion personalities pose on the unrolled beige carpet. The theme for the […]
The sect behind the sarin attack in the Tokyo subway
In 1995, the Japanese doomsday sect Aum Shinrikyo ends up on the world’s headlines. The sect leader Shoko Asahara believes that the world will end and only the members of the sect will survive. When five cult members place containers with the nerve gas sarin on crowded subway trains in Tokyo, disaster is a fact. […]
Nick Carter – Backstreet Boys and the rise and fall of the girl idol
It’s January 2, 2002 in Tampa, Florida, and at the Pop City nightclub, the party is in full swing. The music is pounding, and the drinks are sweet. In the middle of the dance floor stands a 21-year-old blond guy with mid-legs, rocking back and forth among the sweaty, dancing bodies. He’s drunk. Really drunk. […]
On screens in September: Why reboot is one of the ugliest words in cinema
Let us start again” … in the 1820s it sounded like mission impossible from a doctor to a gout sufferer; in the 1960s, as something Nancy Sinatra might say during a flip-flop break; and since the 1980s, our most common office announcement. Usually it is followed by moaning. Perhaps that’s why the TV and film […]
You deserved more than 64: nice to know you, old chap
I first met Stephen Gadd in the summer of 2015, although it turned out that we had been to some of the same events – the opening of the ill-fated The Red Lion, for example – and many of the same bars, particularly Charlie’s, where he was a much-loved regular with his own vessel and […]
A Finnish city unveils a famous walrus monument
The monument to the famous walrus of Hamina harbor was unveiled on Thursday evening in the city’s harbor area in Tervasaari, accompanied by cannon shots and accordion music. The nation’s eyes turned to Hamina in mid-July, when a walrus came ashore between the boats. The walrus’s journey, which included a few more beachings, was followed […]
NATO reveals its goal in the Ukraine conflict
Avoiding a “full-scale war” with Russia is one of the main priorities, says Jens Stoltenberg One of NATO’s main goals in the Ukraine conflict is to prevent a “all-out war” with Russia, the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. “In this conflict, NATO has two tasks: to support Ukraine and to prevent the […]
Broströms, part 2: The shot on Djurgårdslätten
The couple is described as extremely well off. Brita comes from one of Sweden’s most successful families – the Broströms – with ships on all seven oceans. The Broström family is high on the press The sudden death of the head of the family, Dan Broström, made big headlines a few years ago. In the […]
Dave Grohl – the drummer who stepped into the limelight
It’s a rainy evening at The Reading Festival in England in 1992. 40,000 fans have braved the weather and are eagerly waiting for the evening’s main act, the grunge rock band Nirvana. Recently, Nirvana has gone from being an underground band to attracting mainstream audiences. But the successes have not only brought good things with […]
Elite Vikings wore beavers, Danish investigation confirms
You name it, we’ve ripped it. After all, Hagrid wore a coat made of moleskin, and Cruella they wanted to make a coat out of 101 Dalmatians. Of course, for the 2021 film about the villain, actress Emma Stone wears 47 costumes, and none of them contain fur – a reflection of how the world […]
Hollywood film or HC Andersen fairy tale: the jury is out on how best to compare Jonas Vingegaard’s triumph in the Tour de France
The rosters have come thick and fast for newly crowned 2022 Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard, with Bjarne Riis, the first Dane to win the title back in 1996, leading the chorus. Riis’ applause for the 25-year-old, who was lying in his mother’s stomach when ‘The Eagle from Herning’ won, compared the victory to […]
The fate of the Walrus is causing outrage online
The death of a walrus that made headlines in Finland for several days has sparked controversy on social media, which has led to harsh criticism of those responsible for helping the animal. The news of the rare occurrence of a walrus on the shores of southern Finland first surfaced last week, when the animal washed […]
The famous walrus is on display at the National History Museum
The walrus, which was in the news headlines in Finland for several days before its death on Tuesday, is to be presented in the Museum of National History. The walrus ventured onto dry land several times in Southeastern Finland and died while being transported to the wildlife hospital of Korkeasaari Zoo. The meat and bones […]
The Chechen star threatens UFC legend
Khamzat Chimaev said he will handle MMA icon Nate Diaz’s “funeral” Nate Diaz will say a rough final goodbye to the UFC if Khamzat Chimaev’s cold threat is something to go by. News of a headline match between the pair at UFC 279 was reported on Tuesday, in what will fill the final fight of […]
The Chechen star threatens terrifyingly when the match with the UFC legend is confirmed
Khamzat Chimaev said he will handle MMA icon Nate Diaz’s “funeral” Nate Diaz will say a rough final goodbye to the UFC if Khamzat Chimaev’s cold threat is something to go by. News of a headline match between the pair at UFC 279 was reported on Tuesday, in what will fill the final fight of […]
See: Mursu continues to visit Finns in backyards in Kotka
Finland’s most famous walrus, which has recently made headlines after appearing on the south coast, has rolled onto land again – this time to the yard of Kotka’s home. The residents of the home informed the rescue service on Tuesday morning about a walrus that was resting in their backyard along the Nummenjoki, about 150 […]
Sleeping in the switch?
In Helsinki, I wear a mask on the tram. It’s a lonely experience because even though the tram is full, I’m one of the few wearing a mask. During the initial COVID lockdown and later in response to the recommendation to use masks in crowded spaces, Finns followed official recommendations. In a country where almost […]
Roskilde 2022: A party for the senses through art and culture
After several years with unprecedented times, fittingly enough, this year’s Roskilde Festival, the 50th anniversary of the calendar stand, was in itself also quite unprecedented. From the lukewarm (at best) line-up to the lack of volunteers, questions would always be asked – and even more so at a festival that is apparently frequented by people […]
The Kremlin comments after the European leader promised to no longer play hockey with Putin
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto has said he will not play ice hockey with Vladimir Putin The Kremlin has suggested that there will be no major loss for President Vladimir Putin after his Finnish counterpart, Sauli Niinisto, said he would not consider playing ice hockey again with the Russian leader. Talking to Italian media the Republic […]
MP Rydman reports the harassing article to the police
Congressman Will Rydman (NCP) has told Yle that he plans to file a criminal complaint with the police over an article about his alleged harassment of young women and girls. "Without a doubt, I will file a request for an investigation. It is absolutely impossible to ignore when such outrageous claims are made in public," […]
The security meeting that determines Europe’s future
After one last jerk in the marathon negotiations with Turkey, Sweden is released over the threshold to NATO. It takes place at the NATO summit in Madrid, and receives a great deal of attention. But at this meeting, something else also happens, which does not get as big headlines. The NATO countries must plan the […]
The police shot my little brother
Soon, the picture of Lotta Nyberg’s little brother will be on the front pages of all the newspapers. He has been shot by the police in connection with a car chase. But what happened? Lotta tells about the shock and the journey through grief but also about who her brother, the guy behind the headlines, […]
Parliament banned the vice-president of VKK because of a secret image of a colleague
The second vice-chairman of the People’s Party (VKK) is in power Jarno Vähäkainureceived a ban from parliament on Monday after secretly taking a picture of a member of parliament Iiris Suomela (green) and publishing it on social media. The ban will run until the end of this parliamentary term. However, according to a statement from […]
2022 Roskilde: The PRISMA opening emphasizes how much we have missed this festival
Just shy of midnight on Sunday, during the long pink twilight, 500 or more festival goers are gathered in front of the Rising Stage. Hors d’oeuvre is the order of the yearThe strenuous energy of this crowd makes it easy to forget that Rising is only a starting course for the week-long party. Their expectation […]
Events in early summer: Party up and embrace the heat!
Science and cocktails28th of June; Koncertsalen, DR Koncerthuset, Ørestads Boulevard 13, Cph S; 145-195kr, drkoncerthuset.dkJoin Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek for ‘What Physical Reality Has Taught Me’. Accompanied by the Danish jazz trio Hess / AC / Hess Spacelab, Wilczek will show how the scientific exploration of the physical world has come to touch on […]
CPH Jazz Festival 2022: Scandinavian six with the most saxophone appeal
Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2022 has a lot to offer, although it is clear that the program has been hit by the corona epidemic – there are fewer big names from abroad this year. However, it is a blessing in disguise as it allows you to discover local talents. Moreover, most of these musicians can easily […]
The pension company finds no evidence of discrimination in the dismissal of a gay man
According to the pension company Ilmarinen, its internal investigation found no evidence of discrimination in the dismissal of an employee during the probationary period. Former Ilmarinen employee Toni Varis has risen to headlines in Finland after claiming on social media that Ilmarinen had fired him for his homosexuality. Varis claimed Ilmarinen divorced her when she […]
MTV: The former owners of the warehouse were ordered to pay compensation for the purchase
The former owners of the psychotherapy center Vastamo have been ordered to pay EUR 8 million in compensation to the investment company that bought the company. report commercial broadcaster MTV. The verdict came after Intera Partners, the current owner of the company, complained to the Central Criminal Police last year about the purchase of Vastamo. […]
Who is the Swedish doctor facing execution in Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Vida Mehrania tries to save her husband’s life. Iran is scheduled to kill him within nine days – by May 21. For Iran, 50-year-old Ahmad Reza Jalali is a spy for Israel. To his colleagues, he is a respected doctor specializing in emergency medicine, a very demanding field. To Mehrunnia, […]
The world-acclaimed ‘The Comedy Store’ will arrive in Copenhagen on Saturday 14 May
The Comedy Store brings high-level stand-up comedy in English to the Bremen Theater on Saturday 14 May. Described as the birthplace of alternative comedy in the UK, The Comedy Store has been a starting point for careers for countless stand-up stars, with people like Michael McIntyre, Eddie Izzard and Jimmy Carr all performing on their […]
Thursday’s newspapers: The value of the security promise, the municipal wage struggle and the climate impact of logging
The British Prime Minister landed in Finland on Wednesday to send a simple message: Britain would support Finland if it were attacked, regardless of Finland’s status as a member or non-member of NATO. The message came the day before the president Sauli Niinistö and the Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) is expected to draw conclusions […]
A pro-Russia convoy will pass through the Helsinki region this weekend
A convoy of about 20 vehicles will take part in a pro-Russian demonstration planned for the metropolitan area this weekend. The event is scheduled to take place on Sunday, May 8, the day before Victory Day, commemorating the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany and Victory Day in Europe on May 9th. According to police, the […]
Wednesday leaves: NATO surprise, ringing on the rise and cool days ahead
The debate over Finland’s possible accession to NATO has been a constant story about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and it has often risen to international headlines. Helsingin Sanomat writes on Wednesday that the speed with which Finland has made progress with its NATO membership has surprised Russia considerably. HS adds that the Russian media now […]
APN podcast: No, Russia is not "transfer of equipment to the Finnish border"
Is Russia transferring munitions to the Finnish border? Last week’s headlines suggested that could happen, but the reality is quite different. The source was a video filmed in Russia and published on social media, but it didn’t show much. Charly Salonius-PasternakA researcher at the Institute of International Affairs told the APN podcast that most of […]
Pertti Lindgren the sun-and-spring who deceived Sweden
Pertti Lindgren was born in 1936 in Finland and life begins with a war. He comes to Sweden as a child of war, only five years old. His father has died at the front, his mother is destitute and can not keep him. In Sweden, he ends up with a well-to-do family, five hundred miles […]
Politicians’ tag-start-songs and embarrassing kick-offs
Manowar, Rage Against the Machine, Kent, Kate Perry and Avicii. There you have some of the artists who roll in the party leaders’ lures before they enter the stage. But which artist sits with which party leader? Sweden has recently expelled three Russian diplomats in protest of Russia’s war in Ukraine. A cautious indication in […]
Chimaev challenges UFC rival Burns to fight naked in the hotel
Welterweight challenger Khamzat Chimaev said his Brazilian rival was “small” and should eat more UFC prospect Khamzat Chimaev and Brazilian rival Gilbert Burns were involved in a pleasant hotel meeting when the couple accidentally crossed the road ahead of their clash in Florida this weekend. Chimaev is trying to work his way up to a […]
Coachella replaces Kanye West with The Weeknd, Swedish House Mafia after the rapper’s exit
Washington [US]April 7 (ANI): Coachella Music and Arts Festival has replaced rapper Kanye West as headliner at next week’s event with The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia. According to Deadline, the decision comes two days after the “Donda” rapper withdrew his name from the prestigious music festival which is planned to be held April 15-17 […]
Minister: The corona situation in Finland remains serious
According to the Minister of Family and Social Affairs, the coronavirus situation in Finland is still serious, although the media has largely turned to other news topics. Who is Linden (SDP). Lindén said in a Tweet on Tuesday night that while the country’s headlines have increasingly focused on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the strikes […]
Prime Minister Marin’s visit to the nightclub was not a violation of the rules, the chancellor of justice says
attorney general Tuomas Pöysti has been decided by the Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) did not break the rules when he went to a nightclub in December last year without an official government phone call. The case rose to headlines worldwide after it emerged that Marin had forgotten a text message urging him to isolate […]
Why Crimean Tatars are afraid when Russia invades Ukraine
Like Vladimir Putin’s strengths wage a brutal war against Ukraine, the Crimean Tatars living in Russian-occupied Crimea and on the Ukrainian mainland feel particularly threatened by the recent invasion of their historical enemy. Some have promised to defend Ukraine, a country many fled to in 2014 after Putin’s forces invaded the Crimean peninsula and began […]
St Patrick’s Day 2022: AZ in 21st Century Ireland
by Armelle Delmelle A is for abortion rights and the bill that proved that Ireland is very much in the 21st century. When it arrived in 2018, it was not perfect – nothing is ever perfect, even a newborn baby – but at least you will not go to jail for making a choice that […]
Tuesday’s newspapers: NATO framework, anti-Russia, supermarket controversy
Tuesday marks the 13th day of Russia’s war against Ukraine, when the attack and its aftermath once again dominate the headlines in Finnish newspapers. The largest circulation Helsingin Sanomat write that the government is preparing to submit a report to Parliament that could play a key role in how political decision-makers discuss Finland’s changed – […]
APN podcast: How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will affect Finland
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will change the world as we know it and bring Finland’s foreign policy to a standstill. For the first time in Yle’s poll, the majority supports Finland’s NATO application. "In my opinion, the fact that the war started in Ukraine or that the Russians were escalating the war in Ukraine was […]
Retailer Lobby: Food prices rose in January
According to the Food Trade Association, food and non-alcoholic beverages rose by 3.2 per cent in January from the previous year. Prices have not risen so fast since January 2014. "Rising costs throughout the supply chain, especially in primary production, have begun to shift to consumer prices for non-alcoholic beverages and food," said the association’s […]
The Involuntary Fashion Prince – Prince Charles
Prince Charles’ private life has in recent decades been surrounded by headlines. But in recent years, his commitment to crafts and environmental issues has received increasing attention. Prince Charles’ passion for things like wool, organic farming, recycling of materials and patching and repairing clothes – seems to be just right for the time. In this […]
Putin could detonate a nuclear weapon off the coast of Denmark as a show of force, warns Moscow analyst
Four years ago this week, Western Europe was hit by the Beast of the East. Today, it is in the firing line for a ‘Blast from the Past’, according to the BBC. In an article published at approx. 3 CET warns the BBC that Russia could potentially detonate a nuclear weapon off the coast of […]
Summary of local news: Bilingual students do better in school
There are signs that bilingual children are closing the gap for their ethnic-Danish peers. The difference in grades between monolingual and bilingual pupils who finish primary school when most pupils are 15 or 16 years old has, according to the City of Copenhagen’s figures, shrunk from 1.8 in 2017 to 1.4 today. This may in […]
In review: This year’s five best Danish scientific discoveries
The past year was a year of general uncertainty as fragile attempts at economic recovery were steamrollered by fresh waves of COVID, Meanwhile, the art industry went up to suffocating restrictions, while meeting friends to soothe the nerves was marked by anxiety and awkward distancing. Science is flourishing But necessity is the mother of invention, […]
Erkan Özgen’s Wonderland will start a series of three media arts at EMMA
Wonderland is a touching, wordless story about 13-year-old Muhammad and his family fleeing the Syrian city of Kobanî when attacked by Islamic State (ISIS) forces in 2014. In a short video, Muhammad, deaf and unable to speak, conveys a first-hand account of these traumatic events using only life sounds. Wonderland will be on display in […]
Brad Pitt, Lykke Li is not dating
Washington [US]January 28 (ANI): Despite some rumors online, Oscar winner Brad Pitt and Swedish singer Lykke Li are not romantically involved. According to page six, the two do not date in secret and have not seen each other in two years. “He met her a couple of years ago. [There’s] nothing negative. They simply do […]
Olkiluoto 3’s electricity production was postponed to February
Electricity production from the much-delayed Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor, which was scheduled to begin at the end of January, has been postponed until next month. The plant operator Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) said in a press release that the delay was due to an unplanned shutdown of the reactor during the test phase. The causes of […]
Sascha was murdered on Årstabron: “They took the right to end his life”
This will be the start of an investigation that will later grow enormously when the Swedish police receive a call from the FBI about the encrypted service Anom. The trial also gets big headlines for several incidents inside and outside the courtroom and also needs to be paused when a new possible perpetrator is suddenly […]
Monday’s newspapers: Regional election conclusions, Covid’s costs
On Sunday, Finns voted in the first provincial election, which elected representatives to 21 new county councils that will decide on social, health and rescue services in each welfare service over the next four years. Coalition candidates rose to the top of opinion polls in a second held jointly by Social Democrats and Center candidates. […]
Thoughts on European streets are explained by Russia
Armored vehicles were pictured rolling through the streets of a Swedish city when the military quoted “tensions?” between Russia and Ukraine Sweden has moved to increase security on Gotland’s largest Baltic Sea island in order to? Adapt? its security strategy to the? tense situation? on the Russian-Ukrainian border, located about 1,700 km southeast. Residents of […]
Kanye West, Billie Eilish, Harry Styles to headline Coachella 2022
Washington [US], January 13 (ANI): After two years of cancellations due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, the Coachella Music Festival has set its sights on April 2022 and has locked in its headlines for the event: Harry Styles, Kanye West and Billie Eilish. According to People magazine, Styles, Eilish and West were confirmed as headliners […]
Kanye West, Billie Eilish to headline 2022 Coachella Festival
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): American musicians Billie Eilish and Kanye West will lead the 2022 Coachella Festival on Saturday and Sunday nights, respectively, sources revealed. According to Variety, Swedish House Mafia is also in the mix, although it is unclear whether the group is the festival’s third headliner. West led the festival in 2011 […]
Artificially intelligent, inherently racist
The talk of artificial intelligence tends to fall into two camps: that of an interconnectedness that streamlines all aspects of human life – or a dystopian technological singularity of the HAL 9000 type, where “Sorry, Dave. I’m afraid of that. that I can not, ”is the last thing we hear before the machines take over […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger – Big muscles, betrayal and politics
Even as a child, Arnold Schwarzenegger dreamed of the United States, and of becoming something big. Thanks to his success as a bodybuilder, he got there. He has won Mr Universe and Mr Olympia several times, he has been one of the world’s highest paid actors, and he managed to go from Terminator to Governator. […]
Part 2/3 Algots – The Nazi on Bryggaregatan
The textile industry is booming and hundreds of thousands of young women are working in the factories. Algots sews almost four million garments every year when it is at its best. The engineer and Nazi Albert Sonntag But the company is shaken by a scandal when it is revealed that one of the factory managers, […]
