Finland virtually through to next round at hockey worlds
A nervy 3-2 penalty shootout against the unfancied Belarus, pushed Finland into second place in group B of the current World Hockey Championships, tie...
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Less crime committed among Denmark’s marginalised youth
The crime rate among Copenhagen’s 15-to-29-year-old age group in the city’s marginalised neighbourhoods has witnessed a significant drop over the last...
Plus-Size US model bares all for Icelandic magazine
Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Ashley Graham has posed nude alongside other models for Glamour Iceland magazine. The issue, which went on sale on 8...
ABBA bass player Rutger Gunnarsson passes away
Rutger Gunnarsson, who made his name as the bass player for Swedish pop group ABBA, has died at the age of 69. Universal records, which announced his ...
The three Ps that make Icelandic eiderdown duvets so expensive: Paucity – Performance – Pedigree
Naturally limited forever, Icelandic eiderdown accounts for around 85 per cent of the global supply, with its high price being linked to its rarity. A...
Mackeral quota bill draws big petition
The Alþingi is under pressure to reconsider a bill that will significantly alter the mackeral quota, which will set limits for the next five years. An...
National strike action snowballs.
More people have joined the strike action that is gripping Iceland, as CR Trade Union, the Icelandic Nurses Association and Flóabandalagið (the Comme...
Iceland’s ‘The Mosque’ enters Venice Biennale
An installation called ‘The Mosque’ is Iceland’s entrant to the 56th Venice Biennale, which will take place in a 10th century monument in the pictures...