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...
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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...
Swedish McDonald’s accused of selling expired food
McDonald’s restaurants across Sweden have been accused of re-stamping and selling food that is past its best-before date instead of throwing it out.
Affordable restaurants in Reykjavik on the rise
Despite the recent economical problems, affordable restaurants have been on the rise throughout Iceland, offering the public cheap meals during these ...
Nuclear safety white paper published in Norway
The contentious issue of nuclear safety has been addressed in a white paper by the Norwegian government.