Law tightened on employing sex offenders
A new bill passed in the final parliamentary session in Iceland last week expands upon existing legislation by prohibiting sex offenders from being em...
Swedish Icehotel celebrates 18 years
The famous ICEHOTEL in Sweden marked its 18th year of business this year. The hotel, which is made of ice, is situated in the town of Jukkasjärvi in L...
Alleged price rigging of Danish Christmas trees
The Christmas Tree Growers Association of Denmark, Europe’s leading exporter of Christmas trees, is being prosecuted for allegedly fixing the price of...
Iceland takes action against US human rights violations
A total of 22 Icelandic MPs have signed an Amnesty International letter to prohibit illegal custody and other human rights violations in the US “War o...
Assyrian teacher killed in Örebro
The Swedish community of Örebro was shocked this week when a lecturer at Örebro University was stabbed in the neck and killed. Dr. Fuat Deniz was an A...
Record number of foreigners seek jobs in Finland
The need for foreign labour in Finland is being quickly filled by a growing number of foreigners seeking work-related resident permits. By November th...
Iceland’s winter whoopers a feat of bird aviation
This year the UK Wildfowl & Wetland Trust (WWT) and its partners in Iceland and Ireland are working together with new technology to gain insights ...
Iceland behind America’s geothermal push
A lot of the impetus behind the current US drive for geothermal alternatives to fossil fuels comes from across the Atlantic, in Iceland. Iceland Ameri...