Iceland’s Eurovision hopeful sings in Icelandic
For the first time in 15 years, Iceland’s entry to the Eurovision song contest will be sung in the national language. Eyþór Ingi Valgeir Magnusson has...
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Hosts in hockey hiccup – Sweden stumbles
At the IIHF World Ice Hockey Champions, Sweden was left red-faced, going down 3-2 to an unfancied Switzerland in the opening games last weekend. It wa...
Cheap flights to Iceland offered by WOW air
WOW air, Iceland’s only budget airline, is offering cheap flights to Iceland, which has recently been announced as the friendliest country in the worl...
Whale hunting to resume in Iceland’s waters
Bucking the conservation trend, an Icelandic company intends to restart commercial fin whale hunting this season, raising the spectre of sanctions imp...
Iceland’s chilliest spring in decades
Temperatures across Iceland during the past month have been some of the coldest experienced in 30 years. Throughout Iceland record temperatures have b...
Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting to take place in Kiruna
On 15 May 2013 the Arctic Council will hold its biennial Ministerial Meeting in Kiruna in the north of Sweden. Approximately 300 people – ministers, d...
Four stranded killer whales die in North Iceland
The Icelandic rescue team was unable to save four out of five killer whales that had washed ashore on a beach in Heiðarhöfn on Langanes peninsula yest...
Iceland noted as unique destination for fly fishing holidays
Iceland has been noted as being a unique destination for fly fishing holidays, due to the country’s breathtaking clear lakes, alien landscapes, and ab...