Finnish education system rated best in world
Finland has the world’s best education system, according to a recent study carried out by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
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Tourism in Iceland increases in 2012
The Icelandic Tourist Board has reported that 618,901 foreign travellers have visited Iceland so far in 2012, which represents 99,000 more tourists th...
Icelandic band tops Amazon’s ‘Album of the year’ chart
My Head Is an Animal, the debut album of Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men, was voted album of the year 2012 by the American online sales website Ama...
Early bird tickets for Iceland Geothermal Conference still available
Early bird tickets for the Iceland Geothermal Conference (IGC 2013), set to take place at the Harpa Conference Centre in Reykjavik between 5th – 8th M...
Danish game maker amid legal battle with Catholic group
A Danish game maker is being sued by a Catholic organisation over the name of one of its products. Dema Games released the card game ‘Opus Dei: Existe...
Norway tightens restrictions on weapons exports
Oslo has tightened controls on the export of locally-produced arms. Speaking about the new laws, Norway’s minister of foreign affairs Espen Barth Eide...
Finnish study: tall, good-looking women earn more
Women who are tall and beautiful earn more money in Finland, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Turku said the results are sim...
Chinese investor says racism is behind Iceland project delay
A Chinese billionaire, whose Iceland resort project has just been stalled by authorities in Reykjavik, has said that he is being treated differently d...