Johan Sverdrup oil field listed as Norway’s largest oil discovery
The Johan Sverdrup oil field, west of Stavanger, Norway, has been listed as the largest Norwegian oil discovery since the beginning of the Millennium.
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Icelandic snowboarder suffers concussion at Winter X Games
Icelandic snowboard competitor Halldor Helgason sustained a concussion in a major crash during the Winter X Games at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen last...
Foreigners, students & Jutland residents fuel growth in Copenhagen
Immigrants, students and migrating residents from Jutland are the primary forces behind continued growth in the Danish capital, new research has shown...
Burning goat cheese lorry closes tunnel in Norway
A key tunnel in northern Norway has been closed following a fire fuelled by thousands of kilos of goat cheese. According to a BBC report, the lorry fi...
Wikileaks film begins shooting in Iceland
Principal shooting has begun on a Hollywood movie based on the story of Julian Assange and his controversial whistle-blowing website Wikileaks. Accord...
Iceland-based language learning app gains worldwide attention
LingoWorld, a newly launched language learning app by Cooori, has gained worldwide attention during the first week of its release, receiving over 20,0...
Meteorologists warn of February ‘deep freeze’ across Nordic states
Temperatures are likely to drop even further below normal next month throughout the Nordic region, according experts from Weather Services Internation...
Denmark to construct genetic map of prehistoric residents
Denmark has announced an unprecedented project that will see researchers map the genetic makeup of the country’s prehistoric peoples. The ‘Genomic His...