‘Toxic’ beauty products seized by Finnish customs
A number of banned beauty products en route to Russia have been intercepted by Finnish customs officers.
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Stephen Fry and Viggo Mortensen support ‘Inspired by Iceland’
Danish actor, Viggo Mortensen and British writer and comedian, Stephen Fry with other world renowned “friends of Iceland” are supporting the 700 milli...
Icelandic green printing company opens in New York
Icelandic printing company Oddi has opened up a new office in New York in order to cope with the demand for its green, eco-friendly printing across th...
Twenty million cigarettes incinerated after Finnish law change
Tobacco giant Philip Morris has been forced to destroy product worth five million euro following changes to legislation that require all cigarettes so...
Iceland travel safety information website launched for tourists
The safety information website for travel in Iceland, www.safetravel.is, was launched by the Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue (Slysavarnafé...
Iceland international airport receives award in China
Iceland’s Keflavik International Airport has received an award for customer satisfaction by the Airports Council International (ACI) during a recent c...
Volcano tours prove popular at Iceland eruption site
Scheduled volcano tours with super Jeeps and coaches have become the hottest activity in Iceland recently. Tour operators are offering numerous day tr...
Eyjafjallajokull to become as popular as Mount Vesuvius?
Will Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull become as popular with tourists as Mount Vesuvius? Maybe it will according to travel writer Simon Calder during an eve...