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...
Faroe Islands
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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...
20 Icelandic ships returning home after mackerel ban
About 20 Icelandic fishing ships are on their way back to Iceland after the Ministry of Agriculture, Sjávarútvegsráðuneyti, posted a ban on mackerel f...
World Cup 2010: Nordic roundup
A 1-0 Danish victory over their Nordic neighbours Sweden has left the Swedes in peril of failing to qualify for the 2010 World Cup football finals in ...
Nordic region must lead way in climate change
At their summit in Iceland, environment ministers from the Nordic region stressed in a public statement that “The Nordic Region must show the way and ...
Reykjavik Nordic Fashion Biennale starting in March
The Nordic House in Iceland is hosting the first Nordic Fashion Biennale from 19th March to 5th April. Launching the event in Reykjavik is no coincide...
Iceland promotes safety at sea
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE NORDIC COUNCIL: Iceland would like to improve safety at sea in the North Atlantic. Even though the volume of shipping in North ...