The Norwegian entrepreneur Tom Hagen has offered to pay the cyber-currency ransom he claims has been demanded by the kidnappers of his wife, ahead a new interview with police on Wednesday.

Italy's freelancers and self-employed were hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic with their livelihoods threatened by the sudden loss of income. The Italian government put in a place a scheme to help them survive, but how well did it achieve its aim?

Finland and Norway opened bars on Monday after long closures because of the coronavirus pandemic, though withnew distancing guidelines and shorter hours in place to keep infections down.

Archeologists have now found a skeleton in the suspected Viking-era tomb a Norwegian couple discovered last week under their house -- but the bones have been broken into pieces.

Even if Norway is hit by a severe second wave of coronavirus infections, the country should avoid another lockdown, the head of the expert committee tasked with analysing future strategies has told The Local.

There's no doubt living, working and moving around Europe has become far more challenging in recent months. For all of us.

The governments of Denmark and Norway have agreed to allow entry to each other's tourists from June 15th, in a deal which excludes their neighbour Sweden.

On Monday, Norway is relaxing its quarantine requirements for business travellers and some people who have been in close contact with a Covid-19 cases. Here are the new rules.

Denmark was the first country in Europe to reopen day care and primary schools after the strict coronavirus lockdown. Emma Firth takes a look at how Denmark did it and what lessons there are for other countries.

Just six months after the thrilling discovery of a 1000-year-old Viking ship buried on the Norwegian island of Edøya, the same team of georadar researchers have found another.

People in Norway will from next Monday be able to go on business trips throughout the Nordic region without having to go into quarantine for ten days on their return.

Schools and kindergartens in Norway will from next week return almost entirely to normal after the government suspended the one-metre rule for schools, allowing whole classes to be taught together, and schools to return to normal hours.

Norway's Prime Minister has admitted that closing schools and kindergartens, as well as other restrictions, may not have been necessary to bring the country's coronavirus epidemic under control.

Airline SAS said on Wednesday it would resume flights on several domestic and international routes in June, over two months after the operator grounded most of its fleet over the new coronavirus' impact on travel.

Norway's broadcasting ombudsman has received close to a hundred complaints this week after state broadcaster NRK gave the Muslim Eid celebrations the sort of coverage normally given to Christmas.

As countries across Europe ease their coronavirus lockdowns, many may look to Sweden to see how the Scandinavian country has fared without tight restrictions. They could learn both from its failures and from cautious signs of what's working.

The French state has forked out billions for self-employed and small business owners whose livelihoods have been threatened by the coronavirus lockdown. But how effective is the rescue plan?

It's not going to be a milestone in Norway's reopening, but from Monday, you can sip cocktails in Oslo, go to an amusement park and take a swimming lesson!

In a new series of articles, The Local's journalists across Europe will take an in-depth look at the responses to different parts of the crisis, what's worked, what hasn't, and why.

A couple in northern Norway were pulling up the floor of their house to install insulation when they found a glass bead, and then a Viking axe. Now archeologists suspect they live above an ancient Viking grave

The Public Health Agency on Tuesday shared preliminary insights from coronavirus antibody tests carried out on patients seeking medical care in Sweden.

Finding out who has already been infected with coronavirus will be a crucial part of the slow return to normal life – and if you've experienced a fever or flu-like symptoms, you may be wondering if you've had the virus already. Here's what you…

Here's how the coronavirus is developing in Sweden.

New coronavirus guidelines are expected for the summer break, as The Local has previously reported. But that's not the only change happening this month.

Sweden analysed its largest number of coronavirus tests last week, according to new figures. But the total number of tests is still far below the government's stated target.

Italy's freelancers and self-employed were hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic with their livelihoods threatened by the sudden loss of income. The Italian government put in a place a scheme to help them survive, but how well did it achieve its aim?

The summer got off to a sweltering start when one town recorded Sweden's hottest day of the year.

Thousands of people have said they will join an online protest in Sweden today in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, to protest against the killing of black American George Floyd by police in the US.

In June, The Local Sweden's Book Club has chosen Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think as our book of the month.

These are the faces that are behind the Swedish coronavirus response and the debate surrounding it.

Don't be alarmed if you heard a long, deafening siren on Monday afternoon in Sweden. That was just 'Hoarse Fredrik' – and it was only a test.

Has the coronavirus changed your view of Sweden, and what should the country do to help its foreign residents cope with the fallout of the crisis? Scroll down to have your say in The Local's survey.

In May, The Local Sweden's Book Club read The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, a comedic novel which follows a man who's had a life of adventures and isn't ready for that to stop just yet.

Like Sweden so much you want to stay forever – or even become a Swede? The process can seem daunting, so The Local has summarised what you need to know about getting Swedish citizenship or the right to stay in Sweden permanently.

Sweden was included in Greece's border reopening on Saturday but those who fly from Stockholm must be quarantined upon arrival.

Sweden's two biggest opposition parties called on Friday for an independent commission to be appointed within weeks to probe the country's response to the coronavirus.

There's no doubt living, working and moving around Europe has become far more challenging in recent months. For all of us.

An annual campaign to help children growing up in poverty in Sweden expects to lose millions of kronor this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

News today that Swedish universities will be able to reopen to students in autumn may be a light on the horizon for thousands of foreign students whose residence permits depend on the decision, but several hurdles remain.

International health experts have repeatedly said that testing is key to living with the coronavirus. But Sweden lags not only behind most other countries when it comes to tests carried out, but also well behind its own government's goal. What needs…

Danish police have issued an order preventing people from gathering at a waterside area in the north of Copenhagen after it became overcrowded with sunbathers.

Danes returning from a long weekend in Bornholm and holiday cottages in Skåne caused a 2km queue on Tuesday morning, adding to Swedes' irritation at being cut out a Nordic tourism deal.

Italy's freelancers and self-employed were hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic with their livelihoods threatened by the sudden loss of income. The Italian government put in a place a scheme to help them survive, but how well did it achieve its aim?

The knowledge that fans parked around the stadium were rooting for them was not enough to propel FC Midtjylland to victory in the first of the Danish club's drive-in games.

A sunny bank holiday brought people out into parks and onto the waterfronts in Copenhagen and Aarhus on Whit Monday. But Danish police said that they didn't expect to issue fines.

The ban on large gatherings, rather than school or bar closures, may have played the key role in slowing the coronavirus pandemic in Denmark, two researchers in the country have claimed.

The campaign group 'Lovers separated by border closures during coronavirus' has written an open letter to Denmark's government. The Local publishes it here in full.

Around 2000 people have gathered on the streets of Copenhagen to protest against the killing of black American George Floyd by police in the US.

If you're wondering what all the new border announcements mean for you in Denmark, here's a summary of where you can and cannot go.

There's no doubt living, working and moving around Europe has become far more challenging in recent months. For all of us.

The governments of Denmark and Norway have agreed to allow entry to each other's tourists from June 15th, in a deal which excludes their neighbour Sweden.

Leaked emails between leading figures in Denmark's health authorities are raising questions over the extent to which Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen steam-rollered her own health experts at the time the country imposed its lockdown in mid-March.

Denmark was the first country in Europe to reopen day care and primary schools after the strict coronavirus lockdown. Emma Firth takes a look at how Denmark did it and what lessons there are for other countries.

Denmark's opposition has pushed through a proposal to hold an independent inquiry into the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis -- in yet another sign that the country's political ceasefire is well and truly over.

After 80 long days without football, fans of Denmark's premier Superligan division will on Thursday night get to see their clubs battle again, but the stands themselves will be empty.

Scandinavian airline SAS presented its quarter figures on Thursday, showing the impact of the coronavirus restrictions.

Danish researchers have developed a robot capable of carrying out COVID-19 screening tests, the University of Southern Denmark announced on Wednesday.

Twelve tenants from one of Copenhagen's most heavily immigrant housing estates has sued Denmark's government for discrimination over its plans to forcibly evict them.

Airline SAS said on Wednesday it would resume flights on several domestic and international routes in June, over two months after the operator grounded most of its fleet over the new coronavirus' impact on travel.

From this Monday, the girlfriends and boyfriends of Danish residents can cross the border into Denmark, so long as they live in the Nordic countries or Germany. We spoke to some of those affected.