Greenland may be getting an early election
Greenland’s coalition government appears to be falling apart as it faces a growing number of problems that it doesn’t seem to be able to address. Serm...
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Kaupthing Bank hf. granted a moratorium
PRESS RELEASE FROM KAUPTHING BANK: On 24 November 2008 the District Court of Reykjavik granted Kaupthing Bank hf. (“Kaupthing”) a moratori...
Speech by Davíd Oddsson, Chairman of the Board of Governors
The Central Bank of Iceland has issued the speech of David Oddsson, the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Central Bank. His speech is availabl...
Miss Finland kicks off domino world record
A new world record has been set for the number of dominoes laid out and dropped in a single go. Miss Finland, Salima Peippo had the rather dramatic ho...
Renting a car in Iceland even cheaper
Winter season prices on rental cars in Iceland were already a great deal cheaper than in the summer, and have now become even cheaper, suggesting a tr...
Danish youngster wins big in poker championship
Danish professional poker player Peter Eastgate set a new record by becoming the youngest person to win the World Series of Poker’s main competition, ...
High consumption of fizzy drinks
A Nordic report on the dangers of caffeine consumption on children and teenagers in the Nordic countries was published in October 2008. The report is ...
Danish sex workers angry over EU proposal
A new regulation being put up for proposal by the European Parliament would forbid any MEP from staying at a hotel that maintains contacts with prosti...