## santa lives in rovaniemi, finland: mixed feelings among residents ### introduction rovaniemi, often hailed as the “official hometown of santa claus,” is located in the northern region of finland known as lapland

# david lynch honored in iceland: a tribute to humanity and surrealism the stockfish film festival in reykjavik recently paid tribute to acclaimed director david lynch, celebrating his legacy and artistic contributions following his passing on january 16, 2025

**local egg production in estonia reaches new heights** estonia has reported a significant increase in local egg production, with 189

Tallinn Music Week 2025 promises an unforgettable experience, bringing together a vibrant mix of artists and audiences in Estonia's capital from April 3rd to 6th

### finnair announces new route to norway’s alta, the city of aurora **seoul, april 14, 2025** – finnair has revealed plans to expand its operations in northern europe, introducing a new route to alta, norway, renowned as the “city of aurora

**torghatten nord's new electric ferry, hinnøy, sets sail for norway** **introduction of a new era in maritime transportation** torghatten nord’s latest innovation, the battery-powered ro-pax ferry named hinnøy, has successfully completed its construction and is now en route to norway for final delivery

### lithuania summons russian diplomat following deadly missile strike on sumy **april 14, 2025** — lithuania's foreign ministry took decisive diplomatic action in response to a recent missile strike on the ukrainian city of sumy, which resulted in the deaths of at least 34 individuals and injured 117 others

**title: us students detained for two weeks in denmark after altercation with uber driver** *by lisa klaassen, cnn* **copenhagen, denmark** — two american college students are facing legal challenges in denmark following their arrest for an alleged altercation with an uber driver that resulted in their detention for nearly two weeks

### sweden’s visby corvettes to enhance air defense with new vertical launch systems **april 14, 2025** in a strategic move to bolster its naval capabilities, sweden has confirmed that its visby class corvettes will be equipped with lockheed martin's three-cell extensible launching system (exls)

# vigdís finnbogadóttir celebrates 95th birthday: a legacy of nature and language **reykjavík, iceland** — today, vigdís finnbogadóttir, the former president of iceland and the world's first democratically elected female head of state, celebrates her 95th birthday

# latvia to host intercontinental drift cup in 2025 the federation internationale de l'automobile (fia) has announced the return of the intercontinental drift cup (fia idc), which will take place in riga, latvia, from october 3 to 5, 2025

# nordea bank surpasses first quarter earnings expectations, sees signs of lending recovery **gdansk, poland** - nordea bank, the largest lender in the nordic region, announced on wednesday that its first-quarter operating earnings exceeded market forecasts

**estonia backs morocco's autonomy plan for sahara conflict resolution** **tallinn, estonia –** on april 16, 2025, estonia's foreign minister margus tsahkna publicly endorsed morocco's 2007 autonomy plan for the disputed sahara region

# norway launches its largest zero-emission ferry **april 17, 2025** norway has announced the launch of its largest zero-emission ferry, marking a significant step in the country's maritime environmental efforts

# norway collaborates with the baltics to form 'northern brigade' for ukraine **date:** april 17, 2025 **source:** military review in a significant move, norway has announced plans to prepare a brigade for the armed forces of ukraine (afu), allocating 10 billion norwegian kroner (approximately 830 million euros) to the initiative