Swedish mayor wants to abolish the kronor

In Northern Scandinavia, Swedish and Norwegian border towns prepare for Finland's introduction of the euro, writes Norwegian paper Aftenposten. The mayor of Haparanda in northern Sweden wants to make the euro the official currency of his town, but this is not possible according to the Swedish constitution.

At the Northernmost point of the Gulf of Bothnia are situated the twin towns of Haparanda on the Swedish side of the border river, Torneälv, and immediately on the other side of the b...