Icelandic cross-country skiers to cross Greenland ice sheet
A total of fourteen Icelandic cross-country skiers are set to embark on a trip to cross the Greenland ice sheet. The trip will be led by mountain guid...
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Faroe Islands installs James Bond memorial at ‘No Time To Die’ filming location
A memorial has recently been installed on Kalsoy island on the Faroe Islands to commemorate the last known location of James Bond during the film R...
Sweden to open museum in tribute to Metallica bassist Cliff Burton
The Swedish municipality, Ljungby, is to open a museum later this year in tribute to Metallica bassist Cliff Burton, who passed away in Ljungby in a f...
Russian oil tankers blocked off Danish coast by Greenpeace activists
On Thursday 31st March, Greenpeace activists blocked the pathway between two tankers carrying Russian oil off the coast of Denmark. Greenpeace called ...
Iceland Airwaves returns for 2022: Arlo Parks, Metronomy set to headline
Popular music festival in Iceland, Iceland Airwaves, is returning for 2022 after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The news brings the announceme...
Over a quarter of Icelanders battling obesity
According to Iceland Monitor, Iceland’s branch of Overeaters Anonymous (OA) has stated that 27 percent of the country is battling obesity. Overeaters ...
Offshore wind power in Sweden: country plans to increase capacity
A plan has been unveiled by the Swedish government to develop offshore wind power turbines with an annual clean energy generation capacity of 20TWh to...
Swedish iron ore mine requested to be scrapped by UN
Calls to scrap plans for an iron ore mine in Sweden have been made by two UN human rights experts to protect indigenous Sami people. David Boyd, a spe...