Iceland confirms participation in 2016 Eurovision
Iceland has already confirmed that it will take part in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held in the Swedish capital, Stockholm. After ...
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Iceland’s pension funds can be invested overseas again
The Central Bank of Iceland will allow pension funds to be invested abroad once more when it lifts capital controls that were implemented in 2008 late...
British teenager to take the plunge in Iceland
A 13-year-old girl from the UK is to become the youngest person to dive between the tectonic plates separating Europe from North America. Charlotte Hi...
Love thy neighbor; not in Denmark
Most Danes have admitted that their relationships with their next door neighbours are far from rosy, with many saying that the people on the other sid...
For sale house unwanted due to genital-themed name
A house in Sweden has remained on the market for over 1,000 days, leading to a number of people saying it could be because it has a name deemed rude i...
Wolf pack turns up on western Uusimaa
Finland’s first new wolf pack in around 100 years has been spotted in Raseborg, between the capital Helsinki and Turku. Four young cubs were caught by...
Police fired just two shots in Norway in 2014
Only two shots were fired by Norwegian police throughout the whole of last year, with neither of them killing or wounding anyone, revealed recent stat...
Iceland legalises blasphemy
Iceland’s parliament has scrapped laws that banned blasphemy, despite facing strong opposition from a number of churches. The Pirate Party, which has ...