Iceland musician Ásgeir to perform at Róisín Dubh
Icelandic musician Ásgeir has been lined up to perform at the renowned Róisín Dubh music venue in Galway, Ireland. The upcoming singer-songwriter has ...
Obama vows not to ease up of Iceland whale hunting pressure
US President Barack Obama has instructed officials to continue applying pressure on Iceland to comply with the whaling moratorium introduced by the In...
200-year-old gravestone found in Swedish living room
A Swedish family carrying out renovations on their living room got a spooky surprise when they discovered a gravestone from the 1800s beneath the floo...
Swedish airport official tugged Muslim passenger’s hijab
A Swedish Muslim wearing a hijab claims airport security staff tugged on her headscarf in full view of others rather than taking her to a private plac...
Iceland invites Indonesia to Arctic Circle Assembly
Iceland President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson has invited Indonesia to join the second Arctic Circle Assembly conference in Reykjavik in October.
Dramatic decline in Muslim refugees accepted into Denmark
The Danish government has largely stopped allowing refugees from Muslim countries into Denmark as part of its yearly refugee since 2006, according to ...
Finland: Housing shortage in baby bonus town
The Finnish town of Lestijärvi, in the western region of Ostrobothnian, has seen birth rates soar since announcing an initiative offering parents 10,0...
Uganda aims to show Nordics its tourism potential
Uganda is to show the Nordic countries the potential it now has for tourism and investment. In May, representatives from the East African country will...