Iceland to cut film fund
Iceland’s filmmakers have been left shocked by the news that the country is set to cut its national film fund budget by about 40 per cent. The plans, ...
‘Disco poles’ to be used as deterrent for to elks on roads in Norway
Norway is trying out a new way of deterring elks from wandering on to busy roads after a number of traffic incidents involving the deer.
Finnish man abducted during Senegal dating trip
A Finnish man was abducted in Senegal after travelling to the West African nation to meet a woman he met on a dating site. The man travelled to the Se...
Denmark nominates The Hunt for foreign language Oscar
Thomas Vinterberg’s The Hunt, which won at the Cannes Film Festival, has been chosen as Denmark’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film award at th...
Gylfi Sigurðsson optimistic about Tottenham season
Icelandic football player Gylfi Sigurðsson continued his fine start to the new Premier League campaign, scoring the opening goal in Tottenham’s 1-1 dr...
Pot-growing labs in Denmark on the rise
Police in Denmark have revealed that Vietnamese criminals are growing large quantities of cannabis in the Scandinavian country and exporting it across...
Of Horses and Men up for foreign language Oscar
Benedikt Erlingsson’s Of Horses and Men has been confirmed as Iceland’s contender for next year’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.
Iceland bank wants loan extension
Iceland’s state-run Landsbanki bank wants to renegotiate the conditions of a £1.5bn bond in an effort to slow payments to other countries’ governments...