Finnish alcohol purchasing helps fund Estonian cultural activities
Finns taking the short boat ride to Estonia to stock up on alcohol is helping fund Estonian cultural activities and literature, as a percentage of alc...
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North Iceland named as Top 10 European Destination for 2013 by Lonely Planet
North Iceland has been named as a Top 10 European Destination for 2013 by the world’s leading travel publisher, Lonely Planet.
Retrospective Yoko Ono exhibition launches in Denmark
The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in the Danish city of Humlebæk has launched a retrospective exhibition to recognise the star, who turned 80 earlier...
New Resistance Museum plan has feathers ruffled
Following the arson attack that damaged the Resistance Museum in April new plans for the exhibits have raised controversy, as the curators move away f...
New Munch museum gets green light
After years of wrangling, Oslo politicians have reached agreement on establishing a new museum to house Edvard Munch’s masterpieces. Spaniard Juan Her...
Icelandic music festival Reykjavik Music Mess to take place this weekend
The annual Icelandic music festival Reykjavik Music Mess is set to take place this weekend (May 24-26) at Volta and Kex Hostel in downtown Reykjavik, ...
Holger Danske statue may rest in its current location
The controversial sale of the Holger Danske statue which has stood in a Helsingør hotel since 1907 may soon come to a halt. Helsingør Council’s ...
Danes protest Helsingør Holger Danske statue sale
Locals and politicians alike are protesting the sale of a statue of one of Denmark’s most famous folk heroes, Holger Danske, to foreign art coll...