Sunken Ship in Reykjavík Harbor
On Monday, November 2, firefighters received a call just before 11:00 in the morning reporting that a vessel in the Reykjavik harbor was sinking. The ...
Asylum seekers to face tough new screening measures
Asylum seekers hoping to be granted asylum in Finland will have to face tough new screening measures. Most of Finland’s 23,000 asylum seekers come fro...
Nordic strongholds in Silicon Valley, New York City, Masdar City and….?
“The internationalisation of startups provides great added value for the Nordic countries” Roger Bjørgan Managing Director of Nordic Innovation. This ...
Circle K rebrands using Nordic company
Several well-known convenience store and gas station brands will be rebranded with the Circle K logo, using independent creative agency SMFB. The init...
New hotspot for asylum seekers entering Finland
A former upper secondary school in Tornio, Finland has been converted into a so-called hotspot to receive refugees seeking asylum. Intent on stepping ...
North Iceland to get new luxury resort
Deplar Farm in Skagafjörður is currently being transformed from a working sheep farm into a new luxury resort set to open in April 2016, according to ...
U.S. mulls re-opening Icelandic air base
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work was recently visiting several Nordic countries, including Iceland, to discuss defense strategy and the possi...
Denmark: Almost 1 in 2 upper-secondary students smoke
46% of Danish upper-secondary students smoke either daily or occasionally, according to a new survey by the State Institute of Public Health (SIPH), w...