Skando Chicago's Annual Holiday Party!
Skando Chicago's annual Julebord is an evening that brings together young Scandinavians and Scandinavian-Americans living in the greater Chicago area to celebrate the traditions of a formal sit-down Christmas dinner. This holiday party features authentic Scandinavian food, toasts, speeches, singing, and dancing.
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Swedish News
Office Depot moves into Sweden (Miami Herald)
Seeking a greater presence overseas, Office Depot announced plans Thursday to expand into Sweden through the acquisition of one of the region's largest office supply companies, AGE Kontor & Data AB.
Sweden to ban all products containing cat, dog fur (People's Daily)
Sweden will ban all cat and dog fur or products containing such fur from Dec. 31, 2008, according to a decision made on Thursday by the Swedish government. Those selling or distributing cat and dog fur or products containing such fur will be imposed penalties and the ban on the import and export of fur products will entail criminal liability under the Act on Penalties for Smuggling, the ...
Norwegian News
Expro to Open New Facility for Matre Products in Norway (Rigzone)
Work will start shortly on creating a new NOK 60 million base for international oilfield service company Expro's Matre products in Norway.
Norway 'does NOT want to talk with Osama bin Laden' (Aftenposten)
Norway's deputy foreign minister now says that Norway has no desire for a dialogue with either Osama bin Laden or the terror network he leads, al-Qaida. The foreign ministry sent out a clarification of remarks Johansen made on Wednesday, indicating he'd been misunderstood.
Danish News
Irish seek Denmark's advice on EU treaty opt-outs: report (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Ireland has sought advice from Denmark on how Dublin could opt-out of key parts of the EU Lisbon Treaty, as a way of unblocking the Irish-triggered limbo, a report said Thursday.
Examine the Market Competitive Intensity of Denmark with This Dynamic Report (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Market Competitive Intensity : Denmark" report to their offering.
Finnish News
Finland find form as countdown begins (UEFA News)
UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2009™ is just under one year away and hosts Finland stepped up their preparations with a 3-0 win and 1-1 draw in friendlies against Scotland.
Fresh from Finland, Annapolis baritone Jason Stearns alights at home (Baltimore Sun)
Fresh from 'Dutchman' turn in Finland, Annapolis baritone Jason Stearns alights at home Longtime Annapolis sailor Jason Stearns sailed into his debut role as that most famous sailor - Richard Wagner's The Flying Dutchman - at the prestigious summer opera festival in Savonlinna, Finland, last month.
Icelandic News
Iceland To Conduct 1st Exploratory Oil Drilling In N Atlantic (Nasdaq)
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP)--Iceland wants to start test drilling for oil off its coast in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean now that technical know-how makes it possible to drill at extreme depths, officials said Thursday.
Iceland's July Producer Prices Rise At Slower Pace (INO News)
(RTTNews) - Thursday, the Statistics Iceland reported that the country's producer price index, or PPI increased 2.4% month-on-month in July, smaller than the 3.7% recorded in June.
