Icelandic penises still popular
The Icelandic Phallological Museum has recently caught the public’s attention again, as reports in Reuters highlight the museum’s strange displays of ...
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Lithuanians unite in Iceland
Last Saturday, immigrants from Lithuania met in Reykjavik as part of an establishing congress. According to reports in the Baltic Course, Lithuanians ...
Scandinavian Hour host dies in Norway
Ron Olsen, the host of a local Scandinavian Hour radio programme in Seattle, died while on vacation in Norway, according to reports in the Ballard New...
PEI should learn from Iceland
A Canadian historian has suggested that the government of Prince Edward Island should look to Iceland for lessons on keeping people in the area to wor...
Café Paris sounds great in Reykjavik
Reykjavik’s Café Paris will be dishing out strong musical sounds along with servings of hot chocolate and coffee as the establishment recently install...
Helsinki’s EuroMayDay rally most violent yet
This May Day ranked among the bloodiest in the history of Helsinki according to Finnish Police reports noted in the Finnish News Agency (STT). Local p...
Testers accepted for new ‘twinning’ site
TellMeTwin.com, a new website that offers to find user’s personality ‘twins’, is inviting people to take part in its Beta testing stage before the sit...
Riotous ringtone is a real gas
Following the truck driver’s protest that ended in violence on Wednesday 23rd April, the Icelandic nation has been looking at itself in a slightly dif...