Iceland increasingly popular as tourist destination
Iceland has been named as one of this year’s fastest-growing tourist hot spot in Europe for foreign tourists. According to figures from the European T...
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Colourful protest outside Stockholm’s Russian embassy
Gay rights activists in Stockholm have painted a zebra crossing in front of the Russian embassy in the colours of a rainbow in response to verbal exch...
Germans rescued at sea off Iceland
Twelve Germans had to be rescued off the coast of Iceland after their sailboat got stuck in bad weather and began sinking, revealed the coastguard las...
Kamilla Monies appointed head of Eurovision production
Danish broadcasting company DR has appointed Kamilla Monies as Head of Production for the Eurovision Song Contest next year. Monies, who with more tha...
Asian investors interested in Íslandsbanki
An Asian investment group is eyeing up Íslandsbanki, one of the financial institutions created after Iceland’s economy collapsed, offering a ray of ho...
Heavy metal bands inspiring Austrians to learn Finnish
Students in Austria are growing increasingly keen on learning Finnish thanks in part to heavy metal bands such as Children of Bodom, Stratovarious and...
New car rental company in Iceland launches with 2013 car models
New car rental company in Iceland RED Car Rental has recently launched its operations by offering 2013 car models, from small economy cars to high-end...
Testicle-eating fish found in Öresund channel
Men in Sweden have been warned to be careful after a 21-cm wild pacu was caught this month by amateur fisherman Einar Lindgreen in the Öresund channel...