Commercial gambling operators could be active in Finland 2027
Finland’s Ministry of the Interior recently presented a draft bill that will allow commercial gambling operators to be active in the country by early ...
Super Valdi, the Man Behind Iceland’s Unreachable Road
At Icenews, we have been monitoring the progress of the “100 Stories from Iceland” Project. One of the stories that caught our attention i...
Agreement reached for Northeast Atlantic mackerel quotas between Norway, Faroe Islands, UK
A new agreement has been reached between Norway, the Faroe Islands, and the UK that outlines mackerel quotas between the countries in the Northeast At...
Stunning Image from Iceland Chosen as NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day
A stunning image from Iceland has been chosen as NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day. The video, captured this winter at the Arctic Henge in Rau...
Norway’s wealth fund fails to meet benchmark for first time in five years
For the first time in five years, Norway’s wealth fund has failed to its benchmark due to losses in the real estate market. The fund, which totals $1....
Compensation for Brexit payed out to Denmark
A total of 1.2 Billion Danish Krone has been paid out to Danish fishing operators due to the fallout from the effects of Brexit on Denmark’s fishing i...
Tourism in Faroe Islands: Fees to be introduced for tourism hotspots
Due to the large number of tourists visiting the Faroe Islands, farmers have started asking for fees to visit private lands. Every year, the Faroe Isl...
Norway’s benchmark interest rate raised by 25 points by country’s central bank
In a surprise decision, Norway’s benchmark interest rate has been raised by 25 points by the Norwegian central bank to persistent inflation. A decisio...