More Danes opt for name change
Traditional Danish surnames such as Jensen, Nielsen and Hansen could be dying out, as more people change their aliases in a bid to stand out from the ...
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British girl’s balloon reaches family in Norway
A fundraising balloon, released at a village fete in the UK, has been found by a family in Norway, more than 600 miles from home. The blue balloon was...
Baltic Sea ferry in sick pay row
A waitress is suing the ferry company she works for after they refused to give her sick pay while she recovered from cosmetic breast surgery. The woma...
Direct flights from Seattle to Reykjavik announced by Icelandair
Icelandair has recently announced it is offering a new direct flight service to and from Seattle, USA, and Reykjavik, Iceland, as part of its summer s...
‘World’s oldest champagne’ discovered in Finland shipwreck
Vintage bubbly has got wine experts in Finland all in a fizz after what could be the world’s oldest drinkable bottle of champagne was found off the co...
Danish doctors to examine giant whale heart
No one would deny that most doctors have a lot of heart, but surgeons at one Danish hospital are leaving no room for debate. The 200-kilo heart of a g...
Lonely Planet: Iceland top travel destination for summer holiday
Leading global travel guide, Lonely Planet recently announced Iceland as a top summer travel destination for August.
Icelandic government releases 2009 financial results
Iceland’s Ministry of Finance has today publicly released its treasury accounts for 2009, with a statement saying the figures are better than ha...