20 Icelandic ships returning home after mackerel ban
About 20 Icelandic fishing ships are on their way back to Iceland after the Ministry of Agriculture, Sjávarútvegsráðuneyti, posted a ban on mackerel f...
Reykjavik to Akureyri by bike in 12 hours
Yesterday morning at 7am in Reykjavik, cyclists departing a small town in the capital region called Mosfellsbaer destined to Akureyri. This was the fi...
Finland finally wins its own wife-carrying race
For the first time in over a decade, a Finnish couple has won the coveted title of the World Wife Carrying Champions. This quirky, but extremely popul...
Relations between Sweden and Russia get frosty
Sweden’s traditionally tenuous relationship with Russia has once again jumped into the limelight after Moscow objected to Swedish plans to hold a majo...
Investment opportunities in the largest country in the world can be even bigger
On Tuesday in the Russian capital of Moscow, President Barack Obama had a meeting with a Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, offering a true partne...
Euro exchange rate reached over 180 ISK
According to the National Treasury of Iceland, locally known as Seðlabanki Ísland, the Euro (EUR) has reached over 180 Icelandic kronur. The exchange ...
Car and trailer stolen in Borgarnes
Last night in the quiet town of Borgarnes, located about 70km north of Reykjavik, a young man stole a car and an attached trailer. The trailer was fou...
Roskilde Festival gets personal with art project
Put a Nobel Prize winner, a renegade artist, and a few thousand music fans who don’t mind rolling around in the mud as their favourite bands play on s...