Google: Iceland among most popular ‘rising’ destinations in 2014
Iceland and been named as one of the most Googled ‘rising’ holiday destinations in the UK in the search engine’s 2014 ‘Year in Search’ list.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic joins forces with fashion chain
Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic has teamed up with fashion chain Dressman, with the company’s sporting department set to be endorsed by the star...
Iceland considers imposing ‘exit tax’ on foreign investors
Iceland is considering making foreign investors who have been unable to retrieve their funds that have been locked in since the nation’s three biggest...
Game of Thrones’ Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson named new face of Vatnajokull
It has been announced that Game of Thrones’ Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, who plays Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane on the popular fantasy TV sho...
HB Grandi sees rise in profits
Icelandic fishing company HB Grandi has recorded profit increases of 20 million euros in the third quarter of the year, a year-on-year jump of 106 per...
Swedish king congratulates Palestine on National Day
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustav has paid homage to Palestine on its National Day, just weeks after the Scandinavian country officially recognised Palest...
66 NORTH opens first international store in Copenhagen
Icelandic clothing label 66°NORTH has recently opened its first international standalone store in Copenhagen, Denmark. The opening of this store marks...
Philippines embassy advised to look into treatment of au pairs in Denmark
The Philippines embassy and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Copenhagen have been urged to look into a Danish labour union report that showe...