Audur Capital founder gives talk at TED conference
Halla Tomasdottir, co-founder of financial services provider Audur Capital, recently gave a talk at a TEDWomen conference in Washington, DC.
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Olof Erla Einarsdottir nominated for David Gemmell Legend Award
Icelandic graphic designer and digital artist, Olof Erla Einarsdottir has just been nominated for a David Gemmell Legend Award for her cover design of...
Reykjavik Iceland voted top Christmas holiday destination for 2010
Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik has been voted as the top Christmas holiday destination for 2010, according to CNN’s travel website, CNNGO.
Finland not exempt from WikiLeaks exposure
Around 600 secret documents released by the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks reportedly originated from Helsinki’s U.S. Embassy.
Iceland creatives get Dazed and Confused
Leading lifestyle and arts magazine, Dazed and Confused is currently featuring a new documentary on its website, dazeddigital.com, about Iceland’s cre...
Kite-skiing trio break record in Greenland
Three men have claimed the world record for the longest kite-skiing expedition across Greenland’s ice cap.
Winter transatlantic flights from Glasgow International Airport to Iceland with Icelandair
Icelandair will be continuing its flight service from Glasgow this winter with four flights to Iceland per week operating on Monday, Wednesday, Friday...
Icelandic water company sends 42 tons of water to Haiti
This week, Icelandic Water Holdings sent 42 tons of bottled water to Haiti. People there have experienced great distress in the wake of the earthquake...