Eurosonic Noorderslag chooses Iceland as focus country for 2015
Eurosonic Noorderslag has revealed that Iceland will be its focus country at the 2015 conference and festival in Groningen, the Netherlands.
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Princess Madeleine delivers baby in New York
Princess Madeleine of Sweden gave birth to a baby girl in New York on Thursday last week, with the royal saying she is “overwhelmed” with the new arri...
Iceland: Central bank governor could be replaced
Iceland has advertised the central bank governor position after current governor Már Guðmundsson questioned the government’s decision to go ahead with...
Immigrants behind Sweden population increase
Sweden’s population experienced its biggest increase in seven decades in 2013, new statistics have shown, mainly because of the 115,000 immigrants who...
Joint initiative in Iceland offers services for Arctic operations
Arctic Services, a joint initiative between companies and institutions in Iceland, collectively, has over 40 years’ experience servicing Arctic operat...
Iceland to withdraw EU membership bid amid protests
Iceland is to withdraw its membership bid for the EU without holding the referendum that the two ruling parties had previously promised, the governmen...
Sweden considers sending troops to Mali
Sweden is considering sending several hundred troops to aid peacekeeping operations in Mali, revealed Foreign Minister Carl Bildt.
Sónar Reykjavík 2014: Three day party at Harpa
Reykjavík’s concert hall and conference center, Harpa, was buzzing as Sónar, international festival of advanced music, was held there for the second t...