BBC Four launches week-long showcase of Icelandic television programs
UK television channel BBC Four is launching its ‘Iceland Week’ feature today, whereby numerous Icelandic films, comedies and documentaries will be sho...
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Sweden gives Maori remains back to New Zealand
The skeletons of three Maori people are finally going back to New Zealand after spending more than a century in Sweden.
Raflost + Pikslaverk?
RAFLOST + PIKSLAVERK 2011 will open at Reykjavik Art Museum – Hafnarhus today at 17.00. The festival runs through the weekend 5th-8th May and will con...
Student ‘slave party’ reported to police
A ‘jungle party’ which featured the sale of ‘slaves’ with blacked-up faced and ropes around their necks has led to two student associations at a Swedi...
Italian MP slams gay Ikea ad
A top Italian official has caused outrage by labelling an Ikea advert, which shows two gay men holding hands, as “bad taste”.
Icelandic advertising agency praised by international industry publication
The Icelandic advertising agency Hvita Husid (The White House) has been reviewed in Advertising Age – the industry’s most respected magazine. This is ...
Deadly dares prompting train chicken craze
Danish police have confirmed that a deadly game of dare has reached the country, after a young man risked his life by lying down in front of an oncomi...
Travel firm offers authentic Inuit experience…..almost
An Icelandic holiday company is promoting a unique vacation experience in Greenland, offering visitors the chance to live like Eskimos, with the addit...