Pompeii of the North project wins award
Icelandair awarded its 2007 Innovation Award to the “Pompeii of the North” project. The project involves digging up houses and other items...
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Explosive Iceland welcomes 2008 with record fireworks
The Republic of Iceland, with just 300,000 inhabitants, celebrated the arrival of 2008 with thousands of tons of fireworks to help see the new year in...
Sydney Australia celebrates the coming of 2008
The clock hit 00:00 in Sydney at 13:00 GMT so they are well into 2008 when the Scandinavians celebrate their New Year. The locals staged a spectacular...
Norwegian cruise ship Fram continues cruise after hitting an iceberg
The cruise ship which has 318 passengers on board drifted into an iceberg in Antarctica overnight Saturday but there were no injuries. According to th...
Baugur Group supports the Sun Fund
For 2007 Baugur Group has decided that instead of producing the annual New Year’s TV greeting, the company will support The Sun Fund. The fund was est...
Iceland prepares for the new year
As with the rest of Iceland the capital Reykjavik is renowned for its fantastic new year’s eve (Icelanders call it Gamlarskvold) celebrations, a...
Swedish Icehotel celebrates 18 years
The famous ICEHOTEL in Sweden marked its 18th year of business this year. The hotel, which is made of ice, is situated in the town of Jukkasjärvi in L...
Overload of trucks at Finnish-Russian border
The Valimaa border crossing station between southeast Finland and Russia was bogged down by a 60 kilometre tailback of lorries and trailers at the wee...