Eimskip shipping company no longer sinking
Eimskip, the largest shipping company in Iceland, announced yesterday that its 57 unsecured creditors have agreed to swap their loans for equity, acco...
Keflavik Airport in Iceland 8th best airport in the world
Around 2 million passengers each year enjoy the services provided by KEF. The duty free shopping on arrival and departure, the friendly ground employe...
Finland discusses granting Guantanamo prisoners asylum
Finland is considering giving political asylum to former prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, which is due to be closed down by the United States. The base wi...
Icelanders getting more cash for less trash
Icelanders have been producing less waste and landfill and have been recycling much more than in previous years, according to Frettabladid. Operation ...
Multi-faith prayer room at the University of Iceland
With the rapid approach of the holy month of Ramadan, a prayer room has opened for Muslims at the University of Iceland. A student in the Finnish lang...
Whaling season in Iceland “a success”
Iceland’s whaling quota this year is coming close to being reached, but according to Managing Director of the Association of Minke Whalers Gunnar Jons...
Icelandic woman forced to give up children to USA
An Icelandic woman received a court order to return to the United States with her two children before the next coming Sunday. Borghildur Gudmundsdotti...
Saami Parliament against new mining projects in Finnmark
The Saami parliament (Samediggi) governing the indigenous Saami people in Norway, decided not to approve the new mining law which Norwegian legislator...