Kite-skiing trio break record in Greenland
Three men have claimed the world record for the longest kite-skiing expedition across Greenland’s ice cap.
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Icelandic band Mukkalo open for Bombay Bicycle Club in London tonight
Icelandic indie/folk band, Mukkaló is opening for Bombay Bicycle Club this evening at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. Mukkaló was invited to open ...
Clairvoyants cash in on economic crisis
Soothsayers are enjoying unpredicted good fortune in Finland as the economic downturn and an increasingly hectic pace of life sends citizens searching...
Mystery shipwreck washes up in Stockholm
Archaeologists were given a thrill in Sweden this week when the remains of a ship dating from the 1600s were discovered in central Stockholm.
Icelandic company plans to sell 1000 electric cars in Iceland
The Icelandic company Northern Lights Energy (NLE) has signed a letter of intent with the U.S. company AMP Electric Vehicles to sell one thousand elec...
Increasing number of children in Sweden live in poverty
While Sweden recently reported its highest GDP increase ever, currently over 340,000 children in Sweden live in poverty.
Facebook used in tax fraud fight
Tax authorities in Denmark have gone high-tech, using social networking sites to help dig out fraud. Skat, the country’s tax authority, has revealed t...
Winter transatlantic flights from Glasgow International Airport to Iceland with Icelandair
Icelandair will be continuing its flight service from Glasgow this winter with four flights to Iceland per week operating on Monday, Wednesday, Friday...