Police in Finland remove racist roadside banner
Finnish police have taken down a roadside banner that contained a racist message just days after insisting that they were not able to remove it as it ...
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Norwegian inmate surfs out of prison
A convicted sex offender managed to escape from an island prison in Norway on a surf board, paddling to the mainland with the help of a plastic shovel...
Reykjavik to preserve Viking Age longhouse
The Reykjavik City and Environmental and Planning Commission wants to preserve the archaeological remains that were discovered by Laekjargata street a...
Dentists too expensive for young Danes
Around one in three Danes aged between 18 and 29 are avoiding going to the dentist because of the cost involved, according to a recent survey from You...
Icelandic Pavilion scraps legal appeal to have ‘The Mosque’ reopened
The Icelandic Art Center (IAC) has abandoned its legal appeal to have Christopher Buchel’s The Mosque reopened after Venetian authorities closed it do...
Huge python holds up Malmo traffic
A two-metre-long Indian python stopped traffic in the streets of Malmo on Wednesday after falling out of a moving vehicle. Police in the southern Swed...
Icelandic-French filmmaker Solveig Anspach passes away
Icelandic-French movie director Solveig Anspach has died at the age of 54 after losing her battle with breast cancer. Anspach, who broke onto the scen...
Russia bans Icelandic food imports
The Russian government has added Iceland to a list of countries from which all food imports are banned. The ban was introduced after the US and the EU...