Visit Iceland participates in World Travel Market 2009
Icelandic Tourist Board, Visit Iceland, is representing the Land of Fire and Ice at this year’s World Travel Market in London, between 9th and 12th No...
Lifestyle
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Finland approves Nord Stream pipeline
The Finnish government last week approved the proposal for the construction of the 1,220 kilometre Nord Stream natural gas pipeline which will be rout...
Danish Hells Angel member banned from Spanish holiday resort
A Danish biker from the Hell’s Angels gang has been advised that he will not be welcomed by the La Santa Holiday Club on Lanzarote in the Canary Islan...
New polar bear agreement reached
Greenland and Canada have agreed to work together to co-manage their joint polar bear population.
Congestion charges to be implemented in Helsinki
The City of Helsinki Board has voted 8-6 in favour of introducing congestion charges for the Finnish capital. The decision was made after the proposal...
Sweden contemplates new nuclear power plants
The state-owned power company Vattenfall has unveiled plans that may lead to at least one new Swedish nuclear power station, according to a press stat...
Icelandair delighted as Lonely Planet rate Iceland top destination for 2010
The Lonely Planet travel guide has recently released the Best in Travel 2010 book, the publisher’s fifth annual collection of the world’s ...
Swedish head teacher claims anorexia and dyslexia not real
Disabilities rights advocates and health workers alike have been angered by a southern Swedish school principal who claims that anorexia and dyslexia ...