Reykjavik nightclubs to close to allow space for tourism businesses
A number of nightclubs located in a single building in the Icelandic capital Reykjavik are to shut down in order to create space for more tourism busi...
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Icelandic photographer captures stunning fog ‘waterfall’ footage
Photographer Kjartan Gunnsteinsson has filmed incredible footage that shows fog cascading down a cliff like a waterfall before pouring into a bay. The...
Pamela Anderson urges Putin to block fin whale passage
Former Baywatch beauty Pamela Anderson has written an open letter to President Putin, urging him to block the passage of ships transporting 1,700 tonn...
New Norwegian oil field discovered
Wildcat drilling in the North Sea has revealed a new oil and gas reserve potentially worth 9.3 million barrels, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, t...
Ryanair sets up new base in Sweden
Irish low cost airline Ryanair has announced plans to set up a new Scandinavian hub in Gothenburg, with its first scheduled service from September 201...
Whale season begins in Iceland with activists’ incident
The first whale kill of the 2015 season in Icelandic waters attracted the ire and intervention of activists, who followed the towed mammal into port l...
British team scale Greenland in record time
Four British trekkers have achieved the fastest ever recorded on-foot crossing of Greenland by human or animal. George Wells, Patrick Woodhead, Andrew...
Swedish sex toy tester job ad creates a stir
A sex toy tester job advert on Sweden’s Employment Service (Arbetsformedlingen) website has been removed amid fears that it could cause offence. The O...