CEO Valgeir Magnússon on Expanding Pipar\TBWA
IceNews sat down with Pipar\TBWA CEO Valgeir Magnússon to discuss the company’s acquisition of a Norwegian agency in these uncertain times. IceNews:Th...
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IAA ATPL training program certifies pilots to fly passenger aircraft internationally
Iceland Aviation Academy (IAA) offers the ATPL course airline companies demand when recruiting pilots Obtaining ATPL training is a necessary step in b...
Advanced frozen fish processing solutions introduced by Valka
Valka has unveiled revolutionary frozen fish processing solutions that feature the technical precision and sophisticated design necessary to produce a...
Man dies from polar bear attack in Svalbard
Tragic news emerged from Svalbard today as a man died in hospital following an attack by a polar bear. The attack happened at a campsite close to the ...
The High North begins to carefully open up for visitors
Nordic and Nordic-Arctic countries are beginning to carefully open up from COVID-19 lockdowns and travel restrictions. Greenland which was on total lo...
Social trust is high in the Nordic region – and there is a recipe for that
The Nordic countries are often regarded as the role-model region of the world when it comes to equality on different levels of society. Equal access t...
Composer Gudnadottir nominated for the 2017 Harpa award (Video)
Icelandic cellist and composer Hildur Gudnadottir has been nominated for the 2017 Harpa award with her score for Balthasar Kormakur’s fea...
Arabic sources describe the Vikings as beautiful but filthy
Icelandic historian Thorir Jonsson Hraundal has devoted his studies to observations in original Arab texts about the Vikings according to an article i...