Norwegian army recruits ordered to return underwear at end of service
The country’s military has ordered Norwegian army recruits to hand over their underwear, including socks and bras, at the end of their service i...
CEO Valgeir Magnússon on Expanding Pipar\TBWA
IceNews sat down with Pipar\TBWA CEO Valgeir Magnússon to discuss the company’s acquisition of a Norwegian agency in these uncertain times. IceNews:Th...
North Barents Sea shifting from Arctic to North Atlantic Climate
A distinct change has happened in recent years in the Barents Sea, around Svalbard (74° to 81° north latitude) showing a clear shift from Arctic clima...
Denmark offers best quality of life, Iceland ranks first with religious tolerance
According to a new research, released this week by the Social Progress Imperative, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Finland and Sweden “excel at meeting basi...
Baby boom needed in Norway
Birth rates in Norway have been declining for the seven years and this year is not different according to a report by the Local. There are mixe...
A message in a bottle found after eleven years
Well over eleven years ago, a nine-year-old girl, Dagny Lilja Arnarsdottir wrote a message with a nicely drawn picture, placed it in a bottle and thre...
Norwegian or Icelandic tourist bites off a piece of local Berlin man’s ear
Conflicting sources state that either an Icelandic or Norwegian tourist bit of a chunk of a Berlin local, in a vicious xenophobic attack last Sunday. ...
Justin Bieber sneers at Norwegian fans (Video)
Justin Bieber is on tour and currently performing in the Nordics, famously launching his Purpose World Tour in Iceland last month and shooting yet ano...