Penguins nabbed from Norwegian aquarium
Norwegian police have begun an investigation after three baby Humbolt penguins and an egg vanished from Aalesund Aquarium on the country’s west coast ...
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Iceland: World’s largest manmade cave opened
Tourists in Iceland will now have the opportunity to step inside the world’s largest manmade cave, after work on the feature on the Langjokull glacier...
Icelanders looking for 50% pay rise
About one-third of Iceland’s workforce are demanding to receive pay rises of as much as 50 per cent, in a move that threatens to have major consequenc...
Sweden: Charging bear scared of my man’s roar
A Swedish man escaped a potentially fatal situation by roaring at a bear as it charged towards him to attack. Ralph Persson was training his hunting d...
Iceland: 24-hour lamb-athon aired on TV
Imitating its Nordic neighbour Norway, Iceland has aired its own “slow television” show, with national public broadcaster RUV airing 24 hours of lambi...
Iceland’s central bank likely to increase interest rates
Iceland’s central bank has said that it is likely to raise interest rates in June because of higher inflation forecasts and increasing demand, on the ...
Reykjavik Arts Festival 2015 underway
The 29th Reykjavik Arts Festival kicked off on 13 May, with this year’s edition being entitled First Part and focused on women’s creativity. Dance gro...
Norway’s 2015 GDP growth prediction slashed
Economic outlook for mainland economy in Norway isn’t looking quite as rosy as original hoped, with the minority government proposing a revision to th...