Reservations now required for Blue Lagoon
Advance reservations are now necessary for people wishing to swim in the Blue Lagoon’s turquoise waters this summer. This change is a direct res...
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Spotify hits Iceland today
Music streaming service Spotify expands today into seven new markets, among which Iceland, as well as all three Baltic states. Spotify is now availabl...
Facebook trials pay per email in Sweden
Facebook users in Sweden might soon have to pay if they wish to email strangers on Facebook, after the controversial program began testing on a limite...
EU and Iceland talks on Arctic conservation
A discussion has taken place in Brussels between the EU, and Iceland’s Foreign Affairs minister on protecting energy activities in the Arctic region....
Copenhagen mayor pushes for legalising cannabis
Major Frank Jensen intends to make deregulation of cannabis a ‘front burner’ issue for his autumn campaign for council elections.
Pirates headed for safe web ‘bay’ in Greenland
The notorious file sharing site The Pirate Bay tried changing its virtual domain to Greenland in a bid to thwart efforts to close it down. The overnig...
GPS tour guide technology could revolutionise travel in Iceland
Travelling in Iceland could be set to change after the recent launch of a new GPS tour guide, which uses GPS technology to track traveller’s movements...
Revealed: Cruise nearly killed while filming in Iceland
The movie Oblivion, filmed in Iceland recently with Tom Cruise, nearly had a prophetic ending for the box office heart-throb when dangerous scenes got...