Defending Finland and Sweden: cooperative future
Finland’s defence minister, Jyri Hakamies and Sweden’s defence minister, Sten Tolgfors published a column which was printed in a Finnish and Swedish n...
Iceland interest rates unchanged
The Central Bank of Iceland’s board of governors met last week to consider the country’s interest rate and announced that the current rate of 15...
Iceland and Bulgaria compete to pamper
Although Iceland has the highest number of mineral springs in the world, according to spa experts, Bulgaria may soon emerge as the most popular countr...
Finland PM headed to South Korea and Japan
The Prime Minister of Finland, Matti Vanhanen recently announced plans to visit both Japan and South Korea in the near future. According to reports by...
Scandinavian Hour host dies in Norway
Ron Olsen, the host of a local Scandinavian Hour radio programme in Seattle, died while on vacation in Norway, according to reports in the Ballard New...
Turkey looks to Iceland for geothermal developments
Hilmi Guler, the Minister of Energy for Turkey, recently made a formal visit to Iceland in order to explore the possibilities of geothermal energy pro...
Poll shows Sweden Democrats gaining support
A recent poll suggests that the Sweden Democrats have finally gathered enough support from the Swedish population to enter parliament, according to re...
Condoleezza Rice to visit Iceland and Sweden
From 28th to 30th May, US Secretary Condoleezza Rice will be in Sweden and Iceland, according to reports by AFP. While in Scandinavia, Rice will atten...