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...
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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...
Vet strike leads to Iceland burger crisis
A veterinarian strike in Iceland is leaving burgers lovers in the country faced with the possibility of not being able to get a hold of their favourit...
Norway drops in global happiness rankings
Norway has been unable to leapfrog Denmark to become the world’s happiest nation and has instead fallen from second to fourth, according to the recent...
Finland drops to second best country for mothers
Finland has fallen from first to second spot in the best country for mothers index, with fellow Nordic nation Norway overtaking it according to the St...
Women’s football: Iceland’s youngsters to start tournament against Germany
Iceland’s under-17s women’s football team are to kick off the UEFA European Women’s Under-17 Championship against holders Germany in Grindavik on 22 J...
Pirate Party now Iceland’s most popular
Local poling has revealed that the Icelandic Pirate Party is now the country’s biggest political party after a further surge in its popularity. The pa...
Iceland revokes law allowing citizens to kill Basques
Authorities in Iceland have revoked a 400-year-old law that allowed citizens to kill Basques on sight. For the past four centuries, people in Iceland ...