Olafur Ragnar Grimsson goes for the his fourth term as president of Iceland
Mr. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson was sworn in for his fourth term as the president of Iceland on the 01.08.2008. The ceremony started with a church service ...
Swedish women footballers beat Norway in Olympic warm-up
In the run-up to this summer’s Olympic Games in Beijing, the women’s national football (soccer) teams of Norway and Sweden met for a friendly match. T...
World’s biggest youth soccer tournament kicks off in Oslo
Boys and girls from all over the world have come to Norway to compete in the world’s largest single soccer tournament. The Norway Cup has been running...
Dagsbrun Media lost over 630 million last year
According to Danish media the part Icelandic owned Danish publishing company Nyhedsavisen, Dagsbrun Media K/S lost 632 million Danish kronur last year...
Norwegian women golfers making history
Golf is still something of a novelty in Norway, but two women from the Nordic nation are proving that progress is being made. Suzann Pettersen has bee...
Is Iceland finding oil on the Jan Mayen Ridge?
Very positive signs of oil have been found at the Dreki Area, on the Jan Mayen Ridge of Iceland. As reported last year, the Icelandic government inten...
Budget carrier JetLite CEO calling it quits
Just three months after taking the helm of JetLite, a budget carrier operating in Scandinavia, Finnish CEO Maunu von Leuders has given in his notice, ...
No new Polar bear sightings
The Icelandic coast guard in cooperation with local authorities have been searching for the two Polar bears sighted in the Hornstrandir area. The poli...