Whale hunting in Iceland suspended
The 2023 whale hunting season in Iceland has been suspended by the country’s government due to concerns over animal welfare. Svandis Svavarsdottir, Ic...
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Inflation bump in Sweden caused by Beyoncé concert
According to a top economist at Danske Bank, Beyoncé’s concert in Sweden’s capital Stockholm in May is partially responsible for a bump in...
Eurovision: Faroe Islands to apply for European Broadcasting Union membership to join contest
Kringvarp Føroya (KvF), Faroe Islands’ national broadcaster, has applied to be a part of the European Broadcasting Union to be able to take part in th...
Archaeologists discover masses of 1,000-year-old Viking coins in Denmark
A remarkable discovery of roughly 1,000-year-old coins from the Viking era has been made in northern Jutland, which were uncovered towards the end of ...
Eurovision 2024: ABBA confirms band will not perform at song competition
Legendary Swedish pop group ABBA have confirmed that they will not be performing at the 2024 edition of Eurovision, which would mark the 50th annivers...
Introducing Flights Between Akureyri and Keflavik Airport
Icelandair plans to launch flights between Akureyri and Keflavik Airport in conjunction with their domestic flights this autumn. Despite the challenge...
EasyJet Flies London-Akureyri Direct
EasyJet has announced that it will fly directly from London’s Gatwick Airport to Akureyri on a scheduled flight next winter. Bookings for the fl...
Volcano discovered in Norwegian arctic waters
A new active volcano has recently been discovered 400 meters below sea level in Norway’s Barents Sea. The volcano has been labelled as the Borealis Mu...