Sale of Rolls-Royce subsidiary to Russia prevented by Norway
The sale of the Rolls-Royce-owned company Bergen Engines to Russia’s Transmashholding has been prevented by Norway on the grounds of national se...
Icelandic Coast Guard rescues BBC filming crew
As confirmed by MBL.is, the Icelandic Coast Guard rescued a BBC filming crew in trouble as they became stranded in the Atlantic Ocean just north of Ho...
Icelandic animation nominated for Best Animated Short Film in 2021 Oscars
As reported by RÚV, the Icelandic animated short film directed by Gísli Darri Halldórsson, “Yes-People”, has been nominated for an Oscar w...
Evidence of ancient magma rocks found in southern Greenland
Scientists have found evidence in southern Greenland of ancient magma rocks roughly 3.7-billion-years-old, indicating that the Earth could have been e...
Accessibility to natural tourist attractions in Iceland to be improved
According to Fréttablaðið, accessibility to some of Iceland’s natural tourist attractions is to be improved as part of a new plan set out by Thó...
Municipal elections in Finland pushed back to 13th June
In a press conference held on Saturday 6th March, the government of Finland announced that the country’s municipal elections had been pushed bac...
Convictions for banking collapse in Iceland recognized as violating fair trial laws
Icelanders sentenced as part of the 2008 banking collapse have received recognition from the Icelandic state that they didn’t receive a fair tri...
Foreign traveling nationals to receive year-long emergency housing in Helsinki
The department of Social Services and Healthcare of Helsinki has announced that emergency housing will be available year-long for all nationalities, n...