Iceland is the best place to be gay
Iceland has been ranked number one on the Gay Happiness Index, scoring 79 out of a possible 100, while Uganda is bottom of the pile. PlanetRomeo, a ga...
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Mammut release first track in English
Indie rock band Mammut have been one of Iceland’s most popular band for some time now, but now they are looking to make greater waves internationally ...
Venice authorities shut down ‘non-artistic’ Icelandic mosque
Authorities in Venice have closed down a working mosque erected in an unused church as Iceland’s contribution to an art fair on the grounds that it wa...
Alcohol consumption down in Finland
Finns are drinking less alcohol than before, with total consumption in the country falling once more, in line with recent trends. On average, everyone...
Danish women offered holidays in exchange for eggs
A Copenhagen-based sperm bank is offering women the chance of a holiday in the sun if they donate their eggs. Cryos, the world’s largest sperm bank, c...
Icelandic artist uses penis to paint portraits
An Icelandic artist has come up with a bizarre way to paint portraits – he uses his penis as a substitute for the more traditional brush. Axel V...
Lucky escape for bell-ringing Norwegian church thief
A burglar in Norway escaped with a small amount of money and the remote for the bell-ringing system despite setting off the bells on the way out. Nord...
Protests over Iceland’s whale meat shipment to Japan
Environmentalists are protesting an Icelandic whaling company’s shipment of fin whale meat to Japan, insisting that it goes against international cons...