Iceland best place for press freedom
The international journalists’ body, Reporters Sans Frontieres has published its annual report on global press freedom, The Guardian reports. Iceland,...
Oslo’s famous Holmenkollen Ski Jump says goodbye
One of the major landmarks of Norway’s capital, the Holmenkollen Ski Jump, is being dismantled in preparation for Oslo’s bid to host the 2011 Nordic S...
Norway reaches its GDP goal for development aid
It is one of the few nations to make serious inroads into a global initiative to help raise the standards of living and protect the environment in the...
Norway tries to crack open Apple iTunes
The leading consumer advocate group in Norway has launched legal action against Apple Computers in a bid to force the company to allow digital music p...
Tromso’s 2018 Winter Olympic dream over
In the end it was the price tag that sank Tromso’s bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics. In these uncertain economic times, nearly every organisation in N...
Former Finnish President Martii Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize
The 2008 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to former Finnish President Martii Ahtisaari by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for his “important efforts” in re...
Nordic siblings offering more than moral help
The Central Bank of Iceland said it drew 400 million euro (543 million dollars) in accordance with a mid-May agreement it made with the central banks ...
Tromso Winter Olympics bid losing steam
Adding further pressure to Tromso’s 2018 Winter Olympics bid, which has proven unpopular among Norwegian citizens and politicians alike, a new report ...