Reykjavik ready for 2008 Arts Festival
The months of May and June, with their long days and bright nights, is one of the best times to visit Iceland, and this year’s Reykjavik Arts Festival...
Finland signs up for further development projects in Nepal
The government of Finland is getting ready to sign an agreement with Nepal over the development of sanitation, water supplies and micro-infrastructure...
Fewer foreign tourists visit Denmark
Overnight stays in the hotels of Copenhagen declined considerably last year compared with figures from 2006, according to a report by the Copenhagen P...
Tourism workshop entices Thais to Scandinavia
The Scandinavian Tourist Board held a workshop last week designed to promote Scandinavia as a tourist destination for Asians, reports ScandAsia.com. T...
Protesters urge Sweden not to recognize Kosovo
On Saturday hundreds of people took to the streets of Sweden to protest at the country’s pro-Kosovo stance, reported the Associated Press. Three of Sw...
Danish Oscars: and the winner is…
Last Sunday, Denmark held the Bodil film awards, the local equivalent to the Oscars. All of the nation’s top talent gathered for the event to recognis...
Accidental Danish death in Afghanistan
A Danish soldier was shot and killed in southern Afghanistan at the weekend, reports the Copenhagen Post. On Sunday night a 21-year old private died f...
Iceland halts capelin fishing
Acting on the advice of Iceland’s Marine Research Institute (MRI), Einar K. Gudfinnsson, Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries, recently declared a sudden h...