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...
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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...
Bam Margera attacked at Secret Solstice
Former Jackass star Bam Margera was left badly injured after being attacked by a group of Icelandic rappers during the country’s Secret Solstice festi...
Animals at Copenhagen Zoo are overweight
Workers at Copenhagen Zoo must try to come up with ways to enable their animals to lose weight after officials admitted that they were too fat. A larg...
Akureyri named Lonely Planet’s best spot in Europe
The scenic town of Akureyri, just a few hours north of the Icelandic capital Reykjavik, has been named as Europe’s top destination by Lonely Planet. W...