Vatnajokull, Iceland: Adventure tours on Europe’s biggest glacier
During Iceland’s bright and beautiful summerdays, there are numerous exciting day trips to and around Jokulsarlon, a huge glacial lake situated at the...
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Interest rate rises predicted for Sweden
The state-owned Swedish mortgage lender SBAB has advised that home owners will suffer reduced spending power under sharp autumn interest rate increase...
World’s oldest sex shop to close in Copenhagen
This March will see the closure of Blue Movie – the oldest sex shop in the world – due to financial difficulties. Supplying pornographic material sinc...
Transatlantic flights to Europe and North America through Iceland
Keflavik International Airport in Iceland has been referred to as the central hub for travel within the Atlantic, as Iceland’s number one airline, Ice...
Denmark calls for Burka ban proposals
Proposals into how best to prevent the use of the niqab and burka have been called for by the Danish government. The majority of Danes support the gov...
Swedes working more under new sick leave rules
New rules governing sick leave introduced in 2008 have resulted in more Swedes returning to work earlier and reduced long-term sickness related absent...
Swedish wolf hunt ends in criticism
The Swedish government remains under fire from ecologists following the end of the country’s first official wolf hunt in 45 years. The hunt ended last...
Greenland financial independence predicted by 2015
Mineral and oil income is expected, within five years, to surpass the current handouts from Copenhagen that Greenland lives off.