Pirate Party now Iceland’s most popular
After establishing itself just two years ago, the Pirate Party is now thought to be the most popular in Iceland. The party’s rise in popularity has be...
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Danes looking for foreign wives head for Asia
Danish men prefer to go Asian when marrying a foreign wife, even more so than women from other Scandinavian countries. Dansk Statistik, the national s...
Swedish model kidnapped and raped in Italy
A Swedish model is recovering in hospital after allegedly being abducted, beaten and raped over a period of six months in a town near the Italian fash...
Unemployment on the up in Iceland
Iceland’s unemployment rate increased to 4.6 per cent in February, marking a slight year-on-year rise of 0.2 per cent, according to data published by ...
Icelandic vodka Reyka launches competition
Popular Icelandic vodka Reyka has launched a competition in which bartenders are challenged to “think outside the box” in order to win a trip to the N...
‘Elf church’ rock in Iceland moved from road
An ongoing dispute in Iceland regarding a supposed “elf church” blocking a new road has been brought to an end after the 70-tonne mass was removed. Th...
Björk: Misogyny is a thing of the past in Iceland
Icelandic musician Björk has admitted that her country is one of the leading lights when it comes to gender equality, with misogyny generally seen as ...
Iceland withdraws EU membership bid
Iceland has confirmed that it will no longer be applying to join the European Union and has officially withdrawn its membership bid. Thursday’s confir...