South Pole journey completed by Icelander Vilborg Arna Gissurardóttir
Icelander Vilborg Arna Gissurardóttir became the first Icelander to complete a full route journey from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole on Ja...
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Finnair takes top spot in safest airline ranking
Finland’s national airline has been named as the safest carrier worldwide. The recognition comes via the latest annual ranking by the Jet Airliner Cra...
Free wireless Internet offered on Northern Lights tours with Reykjavik Excursions
Iceland tour provider Reykjavik Excursions is offering free wireless Internet during its Northern Lights tours, allowing passengers to interact and po...
Scottish Fishermen back mackerel sanctions against Iceland
Scottish fishing figureheads have accused Iceland and the Faroe Islands of “mugging” them of their product. The news comes as Iceland continues to def...
Sweden ends transgender sterilisation
Sweden has ended the practice of requiring transgender people to undergo sterilisation should they want to legally change sexes. The abolishment of th...
Double trouble: twins on the rise in Norway
New figures have shown that the number of twins being born in Norway has increased substantially in recent years. According to a report by west Norway...
Iceland’s Thrihnukagigur volcano tour set to open again this summer
After becoming one of 2012’s most popular new tourist attractions, tours to the Thrihnukagigur volcano in Iceland have been confirmed again for 2013, ...
Iceland minister: science is the key to mackerel dispute
An Icelandic official is continuing to defend Reykjavik by saying that ‘science’ is the key to solving the ongoing North Atlantic mackerel dispute....