Full steam ahead for energy plants in Iceland
The Framework Programme for Hydro and Geothermal Energy Resources will come under review by the new prime minister in an attempt to fast track project...
Indonesia’s President visits Sweden
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia arrived at Arlanda Airport Monday night for a whistle-stop visit of Sweden that ended 36 hours later.
Melting ice sheets to become the norm?
An alarming new discovery, detailed in a study published in Geophysical Research Letters, shows that 97 per cent of Greenland’s ice sheet could experi...
Samsung sales surpass Nokia in Finland
Nokia lost its position as the biggest mobile phone seller in Finland in the first quarter of the current fiscal year. South Korean manufacturer Samsu...
New Munch museum gets green light
After years of wrangling, Oslo politicians have reached agreement on establishing a new museum to house Edvard Munch’s masterpieces. Spaniard Juan Her...
Pressure mounts to ditch capital controls
The incoming government of Iceland is speculated to ease and remove currency controls before the market becomes too distorted, reports Bloomberg.
Greenland Premier snobs Arctic Council meeting in Sweden
The Recent Arctic Council Meeting was notable for the absence of one key player, Greenland, who boycotted the meeting. The territory’s premier saw no ...
Swedes pay less tax than others
Sweden has long been considered one of the most taxed countries in the world, but the middle class in at least 19 other countries pay more of their in...