Xmas spruce Scrooge saving suggestion scrapped
Not wanting to be seen as Scrooges, the Norwegian capital Oslo has decided against scrapping its annual Christmas tree gifts to Rotterdam, Reykjavik a...
Iceland at Christmas, an unforgettable experience
Traditionally, Christmas in Iceland begins on December 12th when the thirteen mischievous Yule Lads arrive. Their naughty antics include playful trick...
Visit Iceland participates in World Travel Market 2009
Icelandic Tourist Board, Visit Iceland, is representing the Land of Fire and Ice at this year’s World Travel Market in London, between 9th and 12th No...
Swedish Christmas goat torched by vandals
In what seems to have become a devious tradition in the northern Swedish town of Gavle, the town’s giant Christmas goat made from straw has been burne...
Three people shot at Stockholm casino
In a bizarre Christmas Eve tragedy, three people were shot just before midnight by an unidentified gunman at the Casino Cosmopol in Stockholm. Accordi...
Norwegian students creatively protest church visit
Most schools in Norway close the final school day before Christmas with a visit to their local church. But the members of the Norwegian Humanist Youth...
Denmark hosts Santa Claus summer convention
The annual World Santa Claus Congress kicked off another year in Copenhagen, bringing the spirit of Christmas to Scandinavia a little early. Even thou...
Alleged price rigging of Danish Christmas trees
The Christmas Tree Growers Association of Denmark, Europe’s leading exporter of Christmas trees, is being prosecuted for allegedly fixing the price of...