Tromso’s Winter Olympic dream fading
When asked in a recent poll by authorities in Norway if its citizens would support the government spending around USD 5 billion to host the 2018 winte...
Denmark to host next UN Climate Conference
Next November, the Danish capital Copenhagen will host 15,000 NGO members, business leaders and diplomats for the annual UN COP15 Climate Conference. ...
The crazy world of Finnish sport
Finns are generally considered rather conservative, but there’s no disputing that they are the world’s reining champions of bizarre sporting events. D...
Iceland loses to Scotland 1 – 2
Iceland lost to Scotland in a even match where Scotland got to 0 – 2 and Iceland scored from a penalty 1- 2 and got few good chances to even the...
Dog wins Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships
The 9th annual Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships, which were held in Estonia this year, ended with a pet dog taking the top honour. A Finn, tw...
Norway to host Arctic Indigenous Language Symposium
The leaders of the Arctic’s aboriginal groups will meet in Tromso, Norway this autumn to discuss the preservation of their respective languages. Most ...
Copenhagen city centre saved from unsightly high rises
Copenhagen’s City Council is set to vote against its mayor, Ritt Bjerregaard, and prohibit the building of high rises within the centre of the city. T...
Breaking News! Iceland wins silver in Handball at the Olympics
Iceland lost, 28 – 23, in a game against a very strong French team in the play-offs for gold. The small Viking nation never showed its face, bot...