Iceland underlines its efforts for promoting geothermal energy with IGC 2016 sponsor agreement
An agreement has recently been signed between Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, and Rósbjörg Jónsdóttir, Partner at Geko...
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Wozniacki upset at Liverpool’s Gerard exit
Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki has spoken of her sorrow about Steven Gerrard’s announcement that he will quit Liverpool at the end of the seaso...
66 NORTH opens new children’s clothing store in Illum, Copenhagen
Following the successful launch of its first international standalone store in Copenhagen, Denmark, Icelandic clothing label 66°NORTH has opened a new...
Danes are the heaviest smokers in Scandinavia
Denmark has the unenviable reputation of being the heaviest smokers in the Nordics, although the country lags well behind many of its southern and eas...
Lynx escapes Swedish zoo and attacks dog
A lynx that had escaped from a zoo in the northern Swedish town of Lycksele attacked a dog being walked by its owner last week.
Ninety-year-old Icelandic man has lost ring returned after 65 years
An Icelandic man who lost his wedding ring shortly after marrying got the shock of his life when it was returned just before his 65th wedding annivers...
Norway: Conservationists offer sizeable bounty for info on missing wolf
Norwegian conservationists looking to locate a rare wolf that has been missing since August 2013 have offered a reward of 100,000 to anyone with infor...
Finland: Fears of increased anti-immigrant sentiment after Oulu murders
Finland’s police are monitoring social media more closely amid fears of an inti-immigrant backlash following the suspected racially-motivated murders ...