A new garbage truck belonging to Tórshavn Municipality rolled down the steep Rosságøta street in Argir, causing significant damage, Kringvarp Føroya (KVF) reports. The damage could have been much worse. Video footage shows the damage caused by the runaway truck.

Restaurants across Denmark are holding eel feasts this autumn, but the fish is critically endangered and should not be eaten, a marine biologist told DR. At Gjøl Kro, an inn in North Jutland near the Limfjord, diners can pay 269 kroner for unlimited fried eel with potatoes, parsley sauce and beet…

Turku is considering making the first 30 minutes of downtown parking free during a bridge renovation expected to last 18 months, Yle reports. The city says it wants to keep the centre active while the work disrupts traffic. Renovation of Tuomiokirkko Bridge is due to begin next year. One bridge w…

Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson has resumed efforts to find a government that can win parliamentary support, after Speaker Andreas Norlén returned the exploratory assignment to her on Friday, SVT reported. The renewed talks formally begin on Monday. Andersson is due to report back to…

A restaurant worker was taken to hospital after being stabbed at Helsinki railway station on Wednesday. Yle reported that the suspected attacker, a young man born in 2003, was behaving erratically. Police said the man had been removed from a bar earlier that morning because of his behaviour. He r…

Bifröst University has appointed Dr Erin Sawyer, a lawyer and specialist in foreign affairs, security and international relations, as a professor of practice in its School of Social Sciences, mbl.is reported. Sawyer recently served as acting US ambassador at the US Embassy in Reykjavík, where she…

Volunteer “school friends” are helping bring calm to classrooms in several Danish municipalities, DR reports, as the government considers a tripartite initiative to address problems in the public school system. Danish 15-year-olds have never performed worse in reading, maths and answering questio…

Yle reports that the Eastern Finland Court of Appeal has increased the prison sentence for a British man who travelled to Joensuu to kill a woman he had met online. Satinder Minhas, 32, was sentenced to six and a half years for attempted murder, aggravated endangerment of traffic safety and two a…

KFC is planning a new restaurant in Kópavogur, mbl.is reports. The chain is considering premises at Hæðasmári where Lyfjaval’s drive-through pharmacy has operated for years. Patrik Atlason of KFC confirmed the plans to Morgunblaðið after posting about them on social media on Thursday. He said the…

Environment and Climate Minister Sari Multala wants landowners to receive extra compensation when power lines cross their land, Yle reports. She says the change should be prepared quickly as new transmission lines are needed across Finland. Multala has proposed an additional “acceptability compen…

The meaning of “services for older people” is unclear in Iceland’s political debate, leaving important health care needs on the margins, argues Pálmi V. Jónsson in a contributed article published by mbl.is. The term originally grew out of geriatric medicine, which developed during the 20th centur…

The Central Uusimaa wellbeing services county is seeking 81 million euros in savings for 2026 to 2029, while residents of Nurmijärvi are concerned about cuts to nearby health services, Yle reports. The county, known as Keusote, is updating its savings programme to identify further reductions in p…

A symposium on homelessness is taking place at Reykjavik City Hall on Friday, with discussion of research, Nordic cooperation and personal experiences of support services, mbl.is reports. The event runs from 9 a.m. to noon in Tjarnarsalur, a hall at the city hall, and is being streamed live. Mayo…

A driver struck an eight-year-old child on a pedestrian crossing in Huittinen, a town in Satakunta, as the child was walking to school on Thursday, then left the scene, Yle reports. The driver did not stop to check the child’s condition or clarify what had happened. The collision occurred near th…

A new electric refuse truck belonging to Tórshavn Municipality rolled down a steep street and crashed through a fence into a yard in Argir, KVF reported. Police are investigating why the truck began rolling while its driver was collecting household waste on Rosságøta. No one was in its path, and …

Zorro, a Finnish and Estonian show champion who lives in Mustasaari, will father Yle’s upcoming Pentulive puppies in what will be his final litter, Yle reports. The puppies, whose mother is Hilkka, are expected by mid-October. Zorro lives with owners Henna Lassus and Emil Lönnkvist in Veikkaala, …

Magdalena Andersson of the Social Democrats is to get the exploratory assignment back, according to information given to Dagens Nyheter, SVT reports. SVT said the report was being updated.

Reykjavík City Council has approved starting formal talks with Tækniskólinn, a technical college, about a site for a new school in the city’s upper districts, mbl.is reports. One possible location is a plot in Úlfarsárdal. Mayor Hildur Björnsdóttir said there was strong cross-party support on the…

A new electric rubbish truck belonging to Tórshavn Municipality rolled into a yard on Rosságøta in Argir, prompting a police investigation, KVF reported. The truck had been collecting household waste when the incident happened. No one was injured, and the damage was limited to property, people in…

The company run by YouTube brothers Oskar and Elias Hole has been fined 140,000 kroner for four breaches of Denmark’s Marketing Practices Act in 2023, DR reports. The Court of Odense told news agency Ritzau that the breaches included directly or indirectly encouraging children and young people to…

Finland’s Council for Mass Media has reprimanded Yle for failing to correct a false claim about suicide rates among older people, Yle reported. The claim appeared in the programme description for an episode of Tosi tarina on Yle Areena’s Radio Guide. The description said that while Finland’s suic…

About 120 Faroese business representatives have taken part in a major business initiative in Greenland, where an agreement was signed to strengthen ties between businesses in the two countries, KVF reported. The agreement was signed on Thursday evening by the Faroese Employers’ Association and Gr…

Municipalities across Denmark have warned that institutions, schools and care homes may have to close to balance their budgets, while more Danes are turning to private services, DR reports. The DR programme Debatten is asking whether municipalities are setting the wrong priorities or need more fu…

Finland’s Council for Mass Media has reprimanded STT for failing to adequately verify claims in a report about alleged misconduct by Tytti Tuppurainen, Yle reported. The report, published on January 28, 2026, said: “People around Tytti keep changing, and her assistants are on sick leave all the t…

The Tourism Association says a proposal on short-term rentals would not ensure fairer competition between accommodation businesses and tourist rentals, KVF reports. The association broadly supports the proposal, put forward by Tjóðveldi and Framsókn. The association says a registration system sho…

Several Danish mayors want the law changed to let municipalities charge for wedding ceremonies, as rising numbers of foreign couples marry in Denmark and add to local costs, DR reports. Under current rules, municipalities cannot charge for the ceremony itself. The Agency of Family Law charges 2,1…

The Kymenlaakso Wellbeing Services County has received nearly 320,000 euros in a bequest for children's medical care, Yle reports. The money must be used for treatment and for purchasing and maintaining medical equipment. Chief Medical Officer Tuula Rajaniemi said the county would honour the dono…

A man has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for possessing drugs he intended to sell, KVF reports. He admitted guilt at the Court of the Faroe Islands. He had 95 grams of ketamine and 55 grams of amphetamine at a residence in Tórshavn. The man, born in 1989, had been held in custody since Sep…

The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has suffered a cyberattack that may have affected information belonging to as many as 200,000 current and former users, DR reported, citing a university statement. Hackers accessed the university’s system for managing identities and access rights and retr…

People who use drugs in Tampere are sharing at-home test kits to check whether street drugs contain substances they were not expecting, Yle reports. A mismatch can increase the risk of a fatal overdose. Finnish users have become increasingly unsure whether drugs contain what sellers claim. In ear…

Roads through Breiðadalsheiði and Þórsmörk have been washed out by flooding, mbl.is reports, citing the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration. Heavy rainfall this week across southeastern Iceland, near Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull, in the central highlands and in the Eastfjords has incr…

Proposed changes to tax law are expected to cost just under 70 million kroner, KVF reports. The bill, submitted to parliament, has financial implications for the state, municipalities and social funds. The daily allowance deduction will rise from 120 to 210 kroner, at a cost of 1 million to 2 mil…

The Finnish Ski Association and Kuusamon Erä-Veikot have agreed on volunteer work for the Ruka Nordic World Cup event, Yle reports. Ruka Nordic has confirmed cooperation agreements with Kuusamon Erä-Veikot and Posion Pyrintö. The Finnish Ski Association said the agreements secure a significant sh…

A man in his early 20s from Lappeenranta has been sentenced to four years and four months in prison for sexual offences against minors, Yle reports. The South Karelia District Court issued the sentence on Thursday. The man was convicted of two rapes of a child, possessing several images depicting…

Petrol prices in Iceland have risen by as much as 50 krónur per litre in the past month, driven by higher global fossil-fuel prices, the return of the previous value-added tax rate on 1 September and increased per-litre markups by oil companies, mbl.is reports. Runólfur Ólafsson, managing directo…

Volunteer adults now support pupils in 20 of Herning Municipality’s 23 public schools, as well as at a special school and a youth school, DR reports. The volunteers, known as school friends, are typically retired people who help for a few hours each week. They listen to children read, talk with t…

Rovaniemi Court of Appeal has largely upheld biathlete Arttu Heikkinen’s convictions for aggravated negligent bodily injury and a hunting offence, Yle reports. Heikkinen, 22, accidentally shot his godfather with a shotgun during a hunting trip in Hyrynsalmi, in the Kainuu region, in September 202…

Skúli Mogensen says a proposed tax increase on bathing lagoons is one reason a multibillion-krona expansion at the Hvammsvík sea baths has been put on hold, mbl.is reported. Mogensen, the baths’ founder, said the planned investment totals about 5 billion krónur over the next three years. If the t…

Helsinki will begin a major renovation of Hesperianpuisto park in the coming days, moving cyclists onto a new route and reserving the shoreline path at Töölönlahti for pedestrians. Yle reports that the work will bring years of detours to the area. The renovation is needed because the park is in p…

Rain showers are forecast across much of Iceland today, with a wetter weekend ahead, mbl.is reports. Southerly winds of 5 to 13 metres per second are expected, with little precipitation in the northeast. Temperatures will range from 7 to 13 degrees Celsius, warmest in the northeast. On Saturday, …

Yle is seeking people who have become caught in appeals over disability services, as it examines the effects of Finland’s disability services law, which changed at the start of 2025. The new law was expected to improve the lives of people with disabilities, but its effects appear to have gone the…

Police found a large quantity of drugs and cash in a car during a routine traffic check, mbl.is reported. Further inspection raised suspicions that the driver might be involved in selling and distributing drugs. The driver was arrested and taken into custody. Three people were in police custody e…

An intelligence expert has urged caution over suspected break-ins at MPs’ homes, warning that an overreaction could play into Russia’s hands. Saana Nilsson, who previously worked for Finland’s Security and Intelligence Service, spoke to Yle about the cases. Nilsson said the police should first es…

Kouvola is considering limiting flags outside its city hall to official national and intergovernmental flags, Yle reports. The proposal would end the current practice of allowing outside groups to reserve the flagpoles for their own banners, including Pride and sports-club flags. Under the plan, …

A shepherd with thigh pain was flown from Villingardalur valley on Viðoy to the National Hospital on Thursday, KVF reports, citing Vørn. This is the second time this autumn that a helicopter has been called to assist people out on the mountains, as the annual mountain outings take place.

Tóra við Keldu won the most votes in the election for the representative council of Ognarfelag Tryggingartakaranna, an association of insurance policyholders, KVF reported. She received 739 votes and is a new member of the council. A total of 6,123 policyholders voted. Seventeen people were elect…

Google subsidiary Tuike Finland Oy plans to donate nearly 870,000 euros to the city of Kajaani for the planning and implementation of local energy upgrades, Yle reports. The funding is intended to support solar power systems for the city’s rental housing company, a water-to-air heat pump and sola…

Ten municipalities and the Council of Rural Districts are calling on the government to put shortcut ferries on the national Finance Act, with fixed annual support of 30 million to 40 million kroner. The municipalities say the routes risk closure as local authorities cut spending, DR reports. The …

There is still no decision on whether to build a rock tunnel at Traðarhamar as part of the Suðuroy Tunnel project, KVF reports. Test drilling was completed about two weeks ago, but the results have not yet been fully analysed. The drilling is understood to have revealed nothing unexpected, Transp…

The trial of two men accused of murdering a Seinäjoki resident is beginning nearly six years after the killing, Yle reports. The victim, a man in his forties, disappeared in November 2020. His body was found in June 2021 in the basement of an apartment block in the Kasperi district of Seinäjoki. …