Denmark and Germany to co-host 2019 handball world championship
Denmark and Germany have been chosen as the co-hosts for the 2019 World Men’s Handball Championship, the International Handball Federation (IHF) annou...
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Jón Gnarr won’t seek reelection in Reykjavík
Last Wednesday, the comedian mayor of Iceland’s capital announced that he does not intend to seek reelection in the upcoming mayoral elections, ...
Thousand-year-old arrows found frozen in Swedish mountains
Arrows that have been frozen in Sweden’s northern mountains for around 1,000 years have been found in two separate locations. The perfectly preserved ...
Iceland confident of removing capital controls blocking billions
Iceland is confident it will soon be able to remove capital controls that are blocking assets worth around $7.2bn being offloaded, revealed the prime ...
Fewer Finns taking up smoking
Fewer Finns are taking up smoking than in previous years, according to a recent survey. Research showed that smoking is less prevalent among men of wo...
Men struggle to find local brides in Faroe Islands
With 2,000 more males than females living in the Faroe Islands, men are having to import brides just to sustain society, a Danish TV station has claim...
Iceland best place to be a woman
For the fifth successive year, Iceland has been named the country where women have the greatest opportunity, according to a new report. The study on g...
Man on toilet shot by moose hunter in Norway
An elderly Norwegian man enjoying a peaceful getaway at his holiday home in the countryside got the fright of his life when he was accidentally shot b...