Bill to tax foreign media and streaming in Iceland to be proposed in parliament
According to Vísir, Lilja Alfreðsdóttir, Minister of Education and Culture, and Bjarni Benediktsson, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs in Icela...
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Icelandic agriculture set to be carbon neutral by 2040
According to a new agreement outlined by the Icelandic Ministry of Industry and Innovation, agriculture in Iceland is set to be fully carbon neutral b...
Digital COVID vaccine certificates to be developed in Sweden and Denmark
Nordic neighbors Sweden and Denmark have announced that initial development has begun on digital certificates to prove whether the holder had been vac...
Request made for Disney+ to include Icelandic language
The on-demand streaming service, Disney+, has recently seen pressure from Iceland’s Minister of Education and Culture, Lilja Alfreðsdóttir, to i...
Reindeer bridges to be built over roads and rails in Sweden
Up to a dozen bridges are set to be built in the north of Sweden, allowing for the safe travel of reindeers searching further afield for food due to t...
Retired Norwegian ferry to be recycled as part of sustainable Superdock project in Bergen
Parts of a retired ferry that served as a go-between Askøy and Bergen in Norway are set to be recycled and take new life as part of a new sustainable ...
Norwegian wind farm hit with lawsuit filed by indigenous reindeer herders
The Norwegian wind farm, Øyfjellet, has recently seen a lawsuit filed by the Sámi herders of Nordland county, due to the apparent breaking of an agree...
Music streamed 1.2 billion times in Iceland during 2020
According to RUV, Icelanders streamed music 1.2 billion times during 2020, as shown from data provided by the Icelandic Association of Record Publishi...