Iceland celebrates independence day
The speech of the Icelandic prime minster, Mr. Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson’s, in whole My fellow Icelanders, I welcome you here on our National...
Iceland to be allocated 10 percent cod quota rise
The Marine Research Institute has released its annual report which suggests Iceland should receive a 10 per cent rise in its cod quota.
Air Greenland Iqaluit service resumes despite snowfall
Summer flights between Greenland and the Canadian territory of Nunavut have resumed, but not without a slight hitch.
Statement from Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture
“We were pleased to welcome EU Commissioner Maria Damanaki to Iceland last week to discuss the ongoing debate over mackerel fishing rights in the Nort...
Retrospective Yoko Ono exhibition launches in Denmark
The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in the Danish city of Humlebæk has launched a retrospective exhibition to recognise the star, who turned 80 earlier...
Questions over Greenland salmon harvest
The Atlantic Salmon Federation has said that a fall in the population of wild salmon in North America brings about the question of the number of salmo...
Norway cuts growth forecast
Norway has cut its growth forecast for 2013 as the weakness of the Scandinavian country’s trading partners starts to take its toll, announced its stat...
Glacier lagoon tours to Iceland’s Jökulsárlón on the rise for summer
According to the Icelandic tourist board, tours to Iceland’s glacier lagoon Jökulsárlón are on the rise as the summer vacation season fast approaches....