Finnish PM refuses to accept gift skis
Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb turned down a pair of gift skis when he visited the town of Heinola on Monday.
Sweden: Toy companies blasted for not including non-white children in catalogues
Four toy companies in Sweden have been criticised because their catalogues do not include enough or any pictures of non-white children.
Iceland journalists face prison sentence over error
Two Icelandic journalists are facing jail time after mistakenly naming an interior ministry official as being part of a police investigation.
Icelandic president honours British campaigner
A British environmental campaigner has been honoured by the president of Iceland at a ceremony in Reykjavik.
Icelandic cod fishery gains IRFM recertification
Iceland’s cod fishery has been recertified to the Icelandic Responsible Fisheries Management Specification (IRFM).
Breach of trust of the Board of Directors – One of a kind court case
The Office of the Special Prosecutor in Iceland broke new ground last month, when he took four members of the Board of Directors of SPRON, Iceland’s l...
Over-excitement at Finnish shopping mall opening
A Finnish shopping mall celebrated its grand opening at the weekend after promising half a kilogram of free candy to those who attended, but the mad s...
Iceland: Unemployment down and wage index up
The unemployment rate in Iceland in September was 4.1 per cent, a year-on-year drop of 1.1 per cent, while the wage index showed a month-on-month rise...