White House, this is Iceland calling
Last week Vifill Atlason, a 16 year old high school student in Iceland, picked up the phone and placed a call to the White House. Atlason claimed to b...
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Akureyri ski resorts open
The major ski area on Hlidarfjall near Akureyri in northern Iceland opened for business this week. Three lifts on the mountain were opened for the fir...
Icelandic fish exporter Tros sold
One of Iceland’s largest exporters of fresh fish by air to the UK and US has been sold to another Icelandic seafood company. Iceland Seafood Int...
Iceland sees highest increase in drinking
The 2007 report from the OECD indicates that Icelanders have increased their consumption of alcohol by 65% since 1980, the highest level of all member...
World’s first hydrogen station opens to public
The world’s first ever hydrogen filling station opened its doors to the general public yesterday. The filling station was originally opened for busine...
Icelandic environmental policy finalised for UN conference
The Icelandic Minister of the Environment, Thorunn Sveinbjarnardottir, yesterday unveiled the government´s new environmental policy which will be pres...
Tax cuts delayed in Iceland
Prime Minister Geir Haarde recently announced that in order to reduce the risk of fueling escalating inflation, the government will likely delay the i...
FL Group, Jon Sigurdsson appointed Chief Executive Officer
FL Group, the international investment company, announced today that Hannes Smarason has stepped down from his role as Chief Executive Officer and Jon...