Iceland faces fishing sanctions over ‘mackerel wars’
Europe’s Fisheries Commissioner, Maria Damanaki, is looking to enforce fishing sanctions against Iceland after talks, to set mackerel catch levels for...
Faroe Islands
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Irritable bowel syndrome relieved by choir singing
Nordic countries have long had a fondness for singing, but new research suggests that it should not just be confined to drunken social gatherings.
Faroe Islanders dying from rare genetic disease
Residents of the Faroe Islands are suffering in far greater numbers from rare genetic illnesses than the rest of the world, according to new research.
Reykjavik Art Museum holds Faroese festival for all the family
Kjarvalsstadir, Reykjavik – Sunday 25 April 14.00 – 16.00.
Denmark criticised for deporting vulnerable Nordics
The Nordic council has slammed the Danish immigration policy, claiming that fellow Nordic citizens are being unacceptably ousted.
SXSW 2010 showcases Scandinavian music
This year’s SXSW festival in Austin, Texas is set to promote Scandinavian music, with around fifty different Scandinavian artists and musicians showca...
Faroes and Greenland want to be called countries
Officials from both the Faroe Islands and Greenland have declared that they are tired of being referred to as territories of the Danish kingdom. Their...
Euro wanted as currency in Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands currently use the Danish krone (DKK) as their local currency; however, the Sjalvstyrisflokkurin (Independence Party of the Faroe Isl...