British company offers free flights to explore the fjords
A British tour company recently announced the launch of a new service which will connect passengers to their Nordic cruises for free. The UK-based Voy...
Grimsson speaks at debate in Doha
Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson recently participated in a debate in Doha entitled the “Economics of Energy.” According to reports by CNN, ...
Elvis is a little girl from Sweden
Sweden’s interesting naming laws have come into the spotlight again, as the country’s tax bureau has decreed that a five-month-old Stockholm girl is n...
Bathing in the midnight sun?
As June truly gets underway and the sun is increasingly unwilling to dip behind the horizon, Scandinavians are rejoicing at the good weather they are ...
Iceland is still shaking with aftershocks from the big quake
With Iceland being located on the junction of the Eurasian and North American Tectonic plates, large parts of the country are volcanically active. Som...
Viggo Mortensen opens exhibit in Reykjavik
Viggo Mortensen is more than just a pretty face among the cast of ‘Lord of the Rings.’ In addition to having made a name for himself as the legendary ...
Icelandic penises still popular
The Icelandic Phallological Museum has recently caught the public’s attention again, as reports in Reuters highlight the museum’s strange displays of ...
Freak snowfall in Sweden
A cold snap has caused confusion in Sweden, as heavy snow fell on northern parts of the country on Saturday. According to reports in The Local, weathe...