SIX THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE BUYING A PAIR OF SKIS

Importantly, when testing new gear, don't expect your old sizing to carry over to a new purchase... READ MORE›

HAYDEN KENNEDY'S GIRLFRIEND WAS MORE THAN A WORLD-RENOWNED CLIMBER

The deaths of world-renowned climbers Inge Perkins and Hayden Kennedy on Saturday during a backcountry skiing hike in Montana's Madison Range, wrenched many a heart... READ MORE›

A BAILOUT SKEPTIC WARMS TO EU BURDEN-SHARING AFTER NORDEA MOVE

In the banking union, the connection between banks and taxpayers will be cut, Orpo said... READ MORE›

SWEDEN HAS NO IDEA WHAT TRUMP MEANT WHEN HE SAID, 'YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING ... IN SWEDEN'

But if you believe President Trump, something happened in Sweden on Friday night that deserved the attention of the world... READ MORE›

THESE ARE THE WORLD'S MOST INNOVATIVE ECONOMIES

In the battle of ideas, Sweden climbed to No... READ MORE›

THE CHART THAT SHOWS WHO IS STILL LIVING AT HOME IN EUROPE

Buffeted by the European Union's slow-moving economy, many young people save money by still living with their parents... READ MORE›

'NO FATALITIES' AFTER AVALANCHE HITS POPULAR FRENCH RESORT SLOPE

The snow crossed the popular Carline piste, a medium blue ski slope, and police issued an alert around 10.06am... READ MORE›

CUTTING CASH WOULD BE A BOON FOR THE WORLD'S POOR, ROGOFF SAYS

You will now receive the Game Plan newsletter Scandinavia's efforts to rely less on cash have been gradual, and backed by a well-functioning digital economy... READ MORE›

JAPAN AVALANCHE KILLS SEVEN STUDENTS AND TEACHER

More than 40 injured after avalanche struck while students were climbing near Nasu Onsen ski resort north of Tokyo... READ MORE›

SWEDEN STEPS UP 'MYSTERY SUB' HUNT

Related Stories The Swedish navy has stepped up its search in the waters off Stockholm amid suspicions that a Russian submarine might be in trouble there... READ MORE›

TRICKY START FOR 'WORLD'S WORST SKIER' FROM VENEZUELA

Venezuela's Adrian Solano has been described the world's worst skier after his disastrous performance in a qualifying round of the Nordic World Ski Championships in Finland... READ MORE›

IRAQI REFUGEES IN FINLAND RETURNING HOME DUE TO 'CHILLY WEATHER AND HOSTILE LOCALS'

Nearly 80 per cent of the returnees are Iraqis, while just 22 of the 877 Syrians who have sought asylum in Finland have asked to return home... READ MORE›

Soviet submarine sightings caused Cold War security alerts in Sweden in the 1980s... READ MORE›

SWEDEN BRINGS BACK CONSCRIPTION AMID RUSSIA FEARS

Sweden first introduced compulsory military service in 1901 but halted it in 2010 and replaced it with a volunteer army... READ MORE›

'CRAZY CANUCKS' RETURN TO SWITZERLAND FOR 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD CUP SKI RACE

Dave Irwin, Ken Read, Dave Murray and Steve Podborski were the Crazy Canucks... READ MORE›

SKI DISASTER NARROWLY AVERTED AFTER AVALANCHE ON POPULAR BLUE RUN IN TIGNES

Disaster was narrowly averted on Tuesday morning after an avalanche struck a blue run popular with family skiers in Tignes in the French Alps... READ MORE›

FINNISH WAS THE SECOND LANGUAGE OF SWEDEN FOR CENTURIES. NOW ARABIC IS OVERTAKING IT.

Sweden's lack of data on language may surprise many Swedes, Parkvall said... READ MORE›

SWEDEN MILITARY SERVICE REINTRODUCED 'TO FACE THREATS'

Sweden has announced that it will reintroduce compulsory military service starting this summer to respond to global security challenges including from Russia... READ MORE›

FOR SKIING KLOTZ FAMILY, WEEKEND RACE A LIFT FOR 'HOME' HILL

It was first created 50 years ago by her father, Trevor Klotz, who raced on the Canadian ski team in 1957... READ MORE›

NOKIA TO CUT THOUSANDS OF JOBS FOLLOWING ALCATEL DEAL

Finland's economy minister Olli Rehn said The news on Nokia's new plans is very regrettable ..... READ MORE›

SKIERS TRAPPED IN THE ALPS AFTER HUGE BOULDER BLOCKS MOUNTAIN ROAD

Val thorens and les menuires were cut off after a 50-ton boulder came crashing down onto the road leading to the popular ski resorts... READ MORE›

RARE WHITE MOOSE TAKES A SUMMER DIP

The local commissioner in Eda, Sweden, Mr Hans Nilsson, had long dreamt of catching a white moose on film and on Thursday 10 August luck... READ MORE›

STOCKHOLM RECLAIMS STREETS TO HONOUR TRUCK ATTACK VICTIMS

On Saturday police confirmed a suspect device was found in the hijacked lorry that ploughed into a Stockholm department store on Friday... READ MORE›

FRANCE LOSES SKIING POLE POSITION AS US LEADS WINTER SPORTS DESTINATIONS

In France, sports d'hiver winter sports means mountains - and for the privileged minority, mountains mean skiing and snowboarding... READ MORE›

CLIMATE CHANGE PUSHES SKI RESORTS TO 'WEATHERPROOF'

Hitting the plastic slopes Climate change pushes ski resorts to 'weatherproof'... READ MORE›

NOKIA SIGNS $1.5 BILLION FRAMEWORK DEAL WITH CHINA MOBILE

Nokia signs 1.5 billion framework deal with China Mobile... READ MORE›

BALTIC NATIONS TENSE AS SEARCH FOR 'RUSSIAN SUBMARINE' CONTINUES

Baltic nations tense as search for russian submarine continues... READ MORE›

FINNISH PAPER TROLLS SWEDEN AHEAD OF WORLD HOCKEY SEMIFINAL WITH IKEA-INSPIRED INSTRUCTIONS

If they were, perhaps Team Finland would've emerged victorious on Saturday when it met Sweden in a World Hockey Championship semifinal... READ MORE›

STRANDED SKIERS RESCUED AFTER FRIGID NIGHT NEAR CYPRESS BOWL

Brian Parsons said he and a friend intentionally skied out of bounds before being swept into a gully by an avalanche... READ MORE›

EUROPE SHIVERS IN NEW YEAR BIG FREEZE

The northern states of Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania were among the worst hit, with water levels rising by almost 2 metres in some areas after heavy rainfall... READ MORE›

NORDIC COUNTRIES OVERWHELMED BY MIGRANTS RETREAT FROM GENEROUS TRADITIONS

Sweden decided last month to offer only three-year residence permits to many new asylum seekers rather than permanent status... READ MORE›

ALPS AVALANCHE DEATHS: POLICE INVESTIGATE TEACHER'S ROLE

Investigators in the French Alps are examining why a teacher apparently took schoolchildren on to a closed ski run shortly before a deadly avalanche... READ MORE›

PROTESTERS DEMAND END TO SWEDEN MOSQUE ATTACKS

15 GMT Girls bear leaflets reading Don't touch my mosque at a demonstration in Stockholm, Sweden... READ MORE›