Over a quarter of Icelanders battling obesity
According to Iceland Monitor, Iceland’s branch of Overeaters Anonymous (OA) has stated that 27 percent of the country is battling obesity. Overeaters ...
Electricity in Iceland: Only five percent of energy used in homes
As reported by Morgunblaðið, roughly five percent of electricity produced is used by the country’s homes. With a bulk of the energy used by large...
Hospital in Reykjavík sees 500 employees off ill due to COVID
Reykjavík’s Landspítali Hospital has recently seen almost 500 staff off sick due to COVID. Þórólfur Guðnason, Iceland’s Chief Epidemiologi...
Largest icebreaker in Finnish history to be built
After receiving a major order, the largest icebreaker in Finnish history is set to be built by Helsinki Shipyard. According to a press release by Hels...
Offshore wind power in Sweden: country plans to increase capacity
A plan has been unveiled by the Swedish government to develop offshore wind power turbines with an annual clean energy generation capacity of 20TWh to...
Shooting in Reykjavík: Two incidents occur in the span of a week
Iceland’s capital, Reykjavík, has seen a stint of gun violence in a week, resulting in the arresting of three men and a victim that was shot and enjoy...
Swedish iron ore mine requested to be scrapped by UN
Calls to scrap plans for an iron ore mine in Sweden have been made by two UN human rights experts to protect indigenous Sami people. David Boyd, a spe...
Greenland loses more than 5 billion tons of ice over past 20 years
According to Polar Portal, Greenland has lost more than 5,100 billion tons of ice over the past 20 years, which equals enough water to flood the entir...