Danish ministers: welfare recipients must learn Danish
Officials in Copenhagen have introduced a measure that will require welfare recipients to learn the Danish language in order to receive benefits.
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Officials in Helsinki are to open a cultural centre in the capital designed to help Russian speakers better integrate into Finnish society. Chairman J...
Bobby Fisher chess memorial exhibition unveiled in Reykjavik
A memorial exhibit has been unveiled a Reykjavik hotel commemorating what chess players refer to as ‘the match of all time’. The launch of the artefac...
Stone found in English Channel could be Icelandic ‘sunstone’
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Finland rents up nearly 4 per cent
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Oslo unveils details for 2022 Winter Olympics bid
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Drunken Swede stumbles into bed with 70-year-old man
An elderly man in Sweden got quite a shock last week when a young drunken male stumbled into his bed. The incident took place on Sunday 11 March in th...
Iceland Geothermal Conference spreads green energy industry message
The recent Iceland Geothermal Conference, which took place between 5th and 8th March 2013 in Reykjavík, has helped carry a positive message for the po...