Iceland hoping to tackle long term unemployment with new project
Iceland’s Directorate of Labour intends to devote half a billion kronur (USD 4.2 million) on a direct project to tackle long-term unemployment.
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Norwegian newspaper quiets iPhone critics
Amid global outcry in the tech world about what has become known as “Antennaegate”, Norway’s largest newspaper claims reported problems with the recep...
Sound of Copenhagen sought by tourism agency
A Danish tourism agency is on a mission to find a noise that encapsulates all things Copenhagen. After the World Cup in South Africa left no doubt tha...
Young job hunters desert Sweden for Norway
As youth unemployment soars in Sweden, more youngsters are fleeing across the border to Norway in an attempt to find work. A quarter of Swedes aged be...
Transatlantic flights to Canada for Scandinavia travellers provided by Icelandair
Icelandair, in cooperation with Alaska Airlines, is providing connecting flights to Canada from Seattle’s Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, for th...
Icelandair and Alaska Airlines announce codeshare and frequent flier partnership
Icelandair, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air have recently announced they are entering into a new codeshare agreement, of which will also include the l...
Nokia accused of using ‘blood metal’ from Congo
Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia has promised to place greater scrutiny on the origin of its raw materials, after accusations that their phones help f...
Baltic Sea ferry in sick pay row
A waitress is suing the ferry company she works for after they refused to give her sick pay while she recovered from cosmetic breast surgery. The woma...