Whale season begins in Iceland with activists’ incident
The first whale kill of the 2015 season in Icelandic waters attracted the ire and intervention of activists, who followed the towed mammal into port l...
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Sweden U21s are new European Champions
Football fans across Sweden are reveling in an unlikely victory that saw their under 21 side take the trophy at the recent European championship, defe...
Iceland bow out of Women’s UEFA U17 championship
A spirited Icelandic Under 17 Women’s football side were beaten 2-0 by Spain to exit the competition in front of their home crowd with no points but p...
British team scale Greenland in record time
Four British trekkers have achieved the fastest ever recorded on-foot crossing of Greenland by human or animal. George Wells, Patrick Woodhead, Andrew...
Harry Potter translator hits out at Finland’s refugee policy
Jaana Kapari-Jatta, who translated the Harry Potter novels into her mother tongue, has criticised Finland’s policy on refugees, saying it makes her as...
Swedish sex toy tester job ad creates a stir
A sex toy tester job advert on Sweden’s Employment Service (Arbetsformedlingen) website has been removed amid fears that it could cause offence. The O...
Iceland is most peaceful country in the world
Iceland has been named the world’s most peaceful country, while war-torn is the least, according to the Institute for Economics and Peace. The non-pro...
Iceland: 3,000 marathoners compete in midnight sun run
Almost 3,000 people turned out on Tuesday night to take part in a sunlit midnight marathon in Reykjavik. The North Atlantic country’s stunning midnigh...