Tourism in Iceland increases in 2012
The Icelandic Tourist Board has reported that 618,901 foreign travellers have visited Iceland so far in 2012, which represents 99,000 more tourists th...
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Icelandic band tops Amazon’s ‘Album of the year’ chart
My Head Is an Animal, the debut album of Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men, was voted album of the year 2012 by the American online sales website Ama...
Finnish study: tall, good-looking women earn more
Women who are tall and beautiful earn more money in Finland, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Turku said the results are sim...
Bjork: vocal surgery a success
Icelandic singer Björk has cured her vocal problems with surgery, the pop star announced this week. Björk told fans via her website, “A few years ag...
Escape the Christmas madness this winter with city breaks to Iceland
Icelandair, Iceland’s leading airline, is offering city breaks to Iceland’s capital, Reykjavík, for travellers from the UK looking to escape the Chris...
Swedish officials: new visa scheme could attract foreign students
Sweden’s Mitigation Board has suggested the implementation of a new ‘right to stay’ visa scheme for foreign students. The most recent Migrationsverket...
Iceland-UK geothermal energy deal moves closer
A report has claimed that heating British homes with geothermal energy from Icelandic volcanoes is a very plausible concept.
SAS stays afloat following fresh agreement with unions
Ailing Scandinavian airline SAS has new hopes for recovery after it reached a deal with labour unions early on Monday morning. The carrier, which is ...