Growth in exports contributing to Iceland economic recovery
Iceland’s economy rebounded in the third quarter of 2013, revealed figures from the country’s statistics agency. The North Atlantic nation’s gross dom...
Teen sent to juvenile detention centre after pre-robbery ‘selfie’
A teenage girl from Halmstad has been sent to a juvenile detention centre after police used a photo she took of herself brandishing a knife before rob...
Everton target Icelandic striker Alfreð Finnbogason
High-flying English Premier League side Everton are reported to have their eye on Icelandic hot shot Alfreð Finnbogason, who currently plies his trade...
Norway to build world’s biggest Viking theme park
Norway has revealed that it plans to start work on what will be the world’s largest Viking theme park in the near future. The park, which is expected ...
Danes to flock abroad en masse this Christmas
Almost half a million Danes are expected to head for sunnier climes this Christmas rather than celebrating the festive period in their homeland.
Immigrants get most new work in Sweden
Swedish residents born abroad have taken around 70 per cent of all jobs created in the Scandinavian country since 2006, according to recent statistics...
Icelandic church added to US National Register of Historic Places
An Icelandic church in North Dakota has been added to the official US National Register of Historical Places.
Many Finns to cut Christmas spending
As many as one in five Finns plans to spend less on Christmas presents for their loved ones than they did last year, according to a survey conducted b...