Iceland creates its own version of ‘Movember’
The Icelandic Cancer Society has come up with a new way of raising awareness about the illness by introducing its Mottumars campaign. In a similar way...
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Abba return as silicon dolls
Swedish pop legends Abba have made a sensational return, but unfortunately for fans of the 70s idols, it is only in the form of life size silicon doll...
Eurovision: Band consisting of members with learning disabilities to represent Finland
A unique Finnish punk band made up of four members with learning disabilities is to represent the Nordic country in this year’s Eurovision Song Contes...
Attention-loving elk is front-page news in Norway
A selfie taken by a Norwegian skier with an elk staring at the lens in the background is the lead photo of the website of Norway’s largest selling new...
Princess Madeleine to deliver royal baby in June
Queen Sylvia of Sweden let the cat out of the bag during a state visit to Finland by revealing that Princess Madeleine will give birth in June. The gr...
Tourism remains top of Iceland’s economic statistics
After moving in front of Iceland’s lucrative fishing industry to become the country’s largest export industry two years ago, tourism retained its stat...
Iceland daily newspaper published back to front issue to honour early days
One of Iceland’s biggest daily newspapers has published a special back to front issue to pay homage to how its earlier readers would flick through the...
Sweden may be home to world’s oldest cat
A 29-year-old cat from the central Swedish town of Karlskoga is believed to be the world’s oldest cat. The pet’s owner, Asa Wickberg, said Missan, who...