It doesn’t take an expert to tell you this would not be at all popular with the public.

The idea that over 2k voters in a region intended to vote for IGV is obviously ludicrous. I get point electoral comm makes it can’t ban using word ‘Green’ in names but when in two elections the difference btwn SGP taking a seat has been less than IGV vote it’s fair to ask about voter confusion.

It also mirrors a similar approach taken towards the AfD in Germany. Locked out and no party will touch them (arguably it hasn’t harmed electoral prospects for the AfD but it has locked them out of govt).

I am once again asking why in this country we treat election results like a great state secret where anything beyond the headline figures is on a ‘need to know’ basis only

While ostensibly about energy security, arguably this doesn’t actually do much to lower energy prices. The demand for Norwegian hydro power via subsea cables to Europe has pushed up domestic costs.

Nordic heatwave part of record year that saw temperatures scorch most of Europe, report finds

A lot has been made lately around the Danish govt possibly extending North Sea licences, but Denmark has been on a green transition journey for a long time

A reminder the Icelandic referendum(s) will be hard to predict

I know, I know, I complain about this every time there's an election elsewhere, but it really is just mortifying that in the UK, election results take the form of some official in a badminton court reading out topline numbers, meanwhile most countries have live-updated, highly localised data

Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here:

Funny how all the "small" countries (Denmark, Norway et al) can all "take care of daycare" and healthcare, but the "big" countries supposedly cannot because they're too busy "fighting wars".

NY Times piece on the Faroese election. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/w...

Faroese parliament election result. Turnout near 90%.

Faroese election tomorrow

We talk about the Scottish electorate being 'fragmented' in the upcoming Holyrood election, but here we have no less than 12 parties having representation, most with similar seat numbers.

Have said for ages absurdity of elections in UK goes beyond FPTP but also operational aspects of how we run democracy. Like, Denmark has several days of early in-person voting (not just postal). It completes count in less than 3 hours & doesn’t treat local data like a state secret. And 84% turnout!

DR Exit poll as of 8pm. It’s going to be tough putting together a govt with these numbers. Historically low numbers for the Soc Dems and Venstre.

Since the last Danish election, the largest individual movement of voters has been from the Social Democrats to the Green Left Meanwhile, the Danish People's Party have gained votes from other right-wing populist parties and the three parties in government yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

Denmark is home to a significant gender divide in voting, with women favouring the red bloc by 16pts and men favouring the blue bloc by 9pts This is concentrated among women being more likely to back the Social Democrats and Green Left, and men being more likely to vote for the Liberal Alliance

Basically why headlines of a Soc Dem “resurgence” in UK press is, as usual, missing the actual story. Compared to last November, yes they’re up. But compared to 2022, they’re down a lot. Green Left/SF on course to be second largest party is the story of these numbers.

No cathedral or choir is more beautiful than this.

Over 2000 centenarian Finns have until Tuesday to tell the state they are, in fact, still alive

Possibly last poll before Danish election on Tuesday. Neither Red nor Blue blocs can count to 90 without relying on the Moderates. Frederiksen could have a weaker hand as well if The Alternative fail to get over the 2% threshold.

Ålesund tonight - an unbelievable sight as a huge fire at Sukkertoppen forces an evacuation. I climbed Sukkertoppen a couple of years ago. Surreal to see it in flames like something out of a film.

I wouldn’t be so certain that Norway would follow Iceland. The same theory existed prior to the 1994 vote - since Sweden & Finland had both just voted to join, it was argued Norway would follow its fellow Nordics. But that didn’t happen.

Social democrats in Denmark propose a 0.5% wealth tax on assets over £1.86 million (25m kroner). The Lego family has £7.2 billion. Looks like - as in Norway - a wealth tax will win another election. Let's watch if the wealthy protests get rejected again. On 24 March. www.ft.com/content/5d28...

EXCLUSIVE: Iceland could conclude accession talks with the EU within “a year and a half” and become its 28th member country, Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir has told POLITICO.

Wealth tax has dominated the Danish election campaign thus far, as well as agricultural spraying near drinking water.

In first poll since Icelandic EU referendum was announced; 52% Yes for continuing negotiations, 48% No to negotiations.

Should be said, what Iceland is doing is a two-stage process. The vote on Aug 29th isn’t strictly speaking on whether to join EU or not, but rather whether to resume negotiations which were paused in 2013. If it’s a Yes, and once talks conclude, then part two is the straight Yes/No to membership.

🇮🇸 Iceland confirms August 29th for referendum on EU membership talks. It will actually be the first time Iceland will have a direct vote on EU membership.

Interested to see what Finnish public opinion is like on this. Polls around the time when Finland joined NATO showed 77% opposed to storage of nukes on Finnish soil.

Very worthwhile thread dispelling some of the narratives in UK press about Danish Soc Dems migration policy. It would be good if UK journos could engage with those who know a thing or two about Danish politics before writing the usual BS articles.

It’s incredible that, given these polls, there isn’t a serious conversation taking place in the UK about replacing FPTP. It is beyond contemptible when the *combined* Labour and Tory vote is only 32% that they hold 80% of seats in the Commons.

Iceland's Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir explains why Iceland want to join the European Union: "Iceland has a lot to bring to the European Union" "We've developed our resources in a positive way" "We have a good welfare system" "We have solid values" "And we have respect for one another"

SF could be doing a lot of the heavy lifting here for Red Bloc

Logic is there - Soc Dems have poll boost with Red Bloc parties a majority. Interestingly, issue of wealth taxes could be part of the campaign (similar to Norway’s election last year).

Mette Frederiksen has called a general election in Denmark for March 24th!

If Frostadóttir can pull this off, it’ll be quite the achievement.

In 2007, the combined FG and FF vote was near 70%. In recent times it’s been 40%.

Iceland’s referendum on resuming negotiations for EU membership could be held ahead of schedule, possibly August. As the PM said, compared to 2009, Iceland is approaching these negotiations from a position of strength, rather than a post-crash economy.

The obsession with class in UK politics (and calling random things "middle class") is incredibly stupid. Not least because all evidence shows that social class today is no longer a predictor of how people vote.

This one hits hard.

There is a country where there are «many people who are sick, and not being taken care of» but it sure as hell ain’t Greenland.

48% of Canadians in new poll support Canada becoming a member of the EU. Which seems an unlikely prospect, yet as article points out, Canada seemingly has a higher % in favour than does Norway (as if to underline the latters opposition).

Another great turnout in Glasgow for Finland film. Tx Gordon & Marcus from ⁦‪@believeinscot‬⁩ for organising. Musselburgh sold out on Thursday. Next week Dunfermline & Dundee plus 10 other screenings from Dumfries to Ullapool, Edin & Arran. Details lesleyriddoch.com/events

I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland. And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.

With PR, 3-4 parties here would end with roughly same number of seats. Under FPTP? God knows, but it would leave millions without representation.

Having the separate (and much more expensive) Flytoget never made a great deal of sense. Journey time is basically same as the Vy trains, calls at same stations. More regular departures sure, but price means most take Vy anyway (so not most efficient). Integration seems sensible.

Faroe Islands, Spyr poll: Parliament election A (~EPP): 37% (+4) B (~RE): 22% (+3) E (~LEFT): 17% (-1) C (S&D): 12% (-3) H (~RE): 5% (+1) F (~RE): 4% (-4) D (~RE): 3% +/- vs. 3 November 2025 Fieldwork: 03 February 2026 Sample size: 500 ➤ europeelects.eu/faroe-islands