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...
Eimskip and Port of Aalborg Sign Port Agreement
The Icelandic shipping company Eimskip has signed a port agreement with Port of Aalborg, which will connect Aalborg to the sailing system of Eimskip. ...
Man charged in Sweden for selling illegal information on Volvo and Scania
According to the Swedish Prosecution Authority, an unidentified man has been charged with obtaining and selling information on vehicle manufacturers V...
Iceland sees string of earthquakes in southwest region
Yesterday, Iceland saw a string of earthquakes, with the maximum of those reaching 5.7 on the Richter Scale. The epicenter of the quakes was recorded ...
Bill to tax foreign media and streaming in Iceland to be proposed in parliament
According to Vísir, Lilja Alfreðsdóttir, Minister of Education and Culture, and Bjarni Benediktsson, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs in Icela...
Over three thousand Icelandic children declared obese
According to the latest figures from the Health Care Development Center in Iceland, over three thousand children have been declared obese, nearing 6.5...