Hosts in hockey hiccup – Sweden stumbles
At the IIHF World Ice Hockey Champions, Sweden was left red-faced, going down 3-2 to an unfancied Switzerland in the opening games last weekend. It wa...
Countries
Where the news is happening by country
Cheap flights to Iceland offered by WOW air
WOW air, Iceland’s only budget airline, is offering cheap flights to Iceland, which has recently been announced as the friendliest country in the worl...
Whale hunting to resume in Iceland’s waters
Bucking the conservation trend, an Icelandic company intends to restart commercial fin whale hunting this season, raising the spectre of sanctions imp...
Tax hikes planned for Norwegian oil drilling
Oil companies and multi-nationals involved in the industry face increased taxes as the prime minister laid out tax reforms ahead of his election campa...
Denmark and Finland upgrade status of Palestine
Both Denmark and Finland made a bold move last weekend to give further recognition to the Palestinian territories. The fledgling territory will now ge...
Hype ramps up ahead of Swedish royal wedding
With less than a month before the big event, socialite magazines are in top gear anticipating the events of the much anticipated wedding of Princess M...
Iceland’s chilliest spring in decades
Temperatures across Iceland during the past month have been some of the coldest experienced in 30 years. Throughout Iceland record temperatures have b...
Finland to extend aid to Afghanistan
Finland has agreed to send more aid to Afghanistan after signing an agreement during a visit by the president of the war torn nation to Helsinki. The ...