Styrkur Invest holds a 39.05% stake in FL Group
After Baugur Group’s changes today, Styrkur Invest now holds 39.05% of shares in FL Group. According to Styrkur Invest spokesman and its CEO, Ei...
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Finalists announced for Finland’s Millennium Technology Prize
The finalists for the Finnish 2008 Millennium Technology Prize have been announced by the Technology Academy Finland. Those competing for the world’s ...
Iceland and Norway join race for carbon neutrality
Four nations are currently in a race to become the first country in the world to be carbon neutral on a national scale, reports the Independent. Icela...
Diabetics more likely to die from heart attacks
Scientists conducting research in Denmark have discovered a correlation between diabetes and the risk of heart attacks, according to a report from Reu...
Ex-Sugarcube invited to become Womex ‘samurai’
A former member of Icelandic rock band The Sugarcubes, has been invited to become a judicial ‘samurai’ and sit on the jury of the Womex world music fe...
US thanks Denmark for troop contributions
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates briefly visited Denmark last week and made a public statement thanking Denmark for standing as an ally of America, a...
Bob Dylan to play in Reykjavik
Music legend Bob Dylan has been confirmed to perform in Reykjavik on May 26th, reports Iceland Review, making it the second time one of the most rever...
Icelandic company invests in Romanian construction boom
Gigant Construct, a real estate development company owned by five businessmen from Iceland, plans to start on further construction projects in a prime...