Whale hunting to resume in Iceland’s waters
Bucking the conservation trend, an Icelandic company intends to restart commercial fin whale hunting this season, raising the spectre of sanctions imp...
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Hype ramps up ahead of Swedish royal wedding
With less than a month before the big event, socialite magazines are in top gear anticipating the events of the much anticipated wedding of Princess M...
British man dies during Greenland expedition
A British comedy promoter and “Arctic virgin” lost his life on Sunday, shortly after he and two friends began a 644kms trek across Greenland’s i...
Four stranded killer whales die in North Iceland
The Icelandic rescue team was unable to save four out of five killer whales that had washed ashore on a beach in Heiðarhöfn on Langanes peninsula yest...
Iceland noted as unique destination for fly fishing holidays
Iceland has been noted as being a unique destination for fly fishing holidays, due to the country’s breathtaking clear lakes, alien landscapes, and ab...
Swedish Customs workers grow marijuana plants on the job
Police recently reported two Swedish Customs employees who grew cannabis plants on the job. The customs workers, based in the southern Swedish communi...
Cairn Energy PLC was unprepared for Greenland offshore oil spill
A recent report of Cairn Energy PLC’s offshore oil drilling and exploration programme off the shores of western Greenland said the company great...
Reykjavik4you ranked second for lodging in Reykjavik on TripAdvisor
Reykjavik4you has been ranked second out of a total of forty-six in the speciality lodging in Reykjavík category on the popular travel website TripAdv...