Saami against Canadian mining project
Saami people have claimed that a proposal by a Canadian company for gold-mining in Sweden’s northeast violates their UN-recognised human rights and wi...
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SecurStore online backup and Iceland Land Survey partnership continues
SecurStore online backup and recovery announced this week it has been asked to continue its longstanding business relationship with the National Land ...
Funeral for famous Finnish brewery
Last week saw a small crowd hold a funeral procession to commemorate the closure of the famous Pori Brewery. The last rites were administered to a bee...
Will Russia loan Iceland money?
The Icelandic Foreign Minister Steingrimur J. Sigfusson today had a meeting with Dmitry Pankin, the Russian assistant finance minister. At the meeting...
Sweden to accept Somali and Eritrean refugees
Sweden has joined a dozen fellow European nations in agreeing to UNHCR quotas for the acceptance of Eritrean and Somali refugees from camps in Sudan a...
Arabic translation of Danish commando book appears online
Denmark was shrouded in controversy last week, following reports of a controversial book on Danish commandos and its translation into Arabic. It is be...
Jail sentence for Swedish sex ring mastermind
The mastermind behind a teenage sex ring in Sweden has been found guilty of aggravated pimping charges and sentenced to four years in prison. Online n...
Best rental car prices in Iceland from Reykjavik Rent a Car
Reykjavik Rent a Car’s reputation as the best value Iceland rental car business has spread rapidly in recent years. And the company’s rates are even l...