French president visits shrinking Icelandic glacier
French president Francois Hollande visited Iceland this past Friday to see the damage that global warming is having on the country’s glaciers. V...
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Icelandic coach driver takes refugees on free tour
Although he has just one coach, Hans Guðmundsson of iBus recently displayed Icelandic hospitality and took a group of 30 refugees on a free trip to se...
Nordic strongholds in Silicon Valley, New York City, Masdar City and….?
“The internationalisation of startups provides great added value for the Nordic countries” Roger Bjørgan Managing Director of Nordic Innovation. This ...
Circle K rebrands using Nordic company
Several well-known convenience store and gas station brands will be rebranded with the Circle K logo, using independent creative agency SMFB. The init...
Iceland officially welcomes displaced Cuban writer
Cuban writer and asylum seeker Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo has been ensured a place to live and financial security by the city of Reykjavík. In 1994, Lazo...
Greenqloud takes final step in transition from Public Cloud to Cloud Software Provider
As of October 1, 2015, Greenqloud’s public cloud services have been decommissioned. The company has herewith made the final step in its transition fr...
New hotspot for asylum seekers entering Finland
A former upper secondary school in Tornio, Finland has been converted into a so-called hotspot to receive refugees seeking asylum. Intent on stepping ...
Sweden experiments with six-hour working day
Several employers in Sweden have been leading the way in reducing the working day to just six hours, citing happier and more productive employees. Lea...