Norway: Swedish brothers launch donuts into space
Swedish brothers Benjamin and Alexander Jonsson came up with an imaginative idea recently – to launch a donut into space! The brothers, who come from ...
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Legal strike leads to Iceland Eurovision concerns
With the Eurovision Song Contest fast approaching, Icelandic fans of the annual event have been given cause for concern because an ongoing legal strik...
Reykjavik mayor wants Bjork exhibition reconstructed in Iceland
Despite the bad reviews the Bjork exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Arts (MoMA) has received, Reykjavik mayor Dagur Bergthoruson Eggertsson wo...
Bjork puts Icelandic residence up for sale
Musician Bjork is selling her two-bedroom summer home in her native Iceland, giving fans the chance of gaining a true insight to her life. The lakesid...
Iceland tourism booming because of blockbuster Hollywood movies
The North Atlantic nation of Iceland has seen an incredible rise in the number of tourists visiting its shores, and it is as much as a result of the n...
New flights launch between Faroe Islands and Edinburgh
Atlantic Airways, the national carrier of the Faroe Islands, has launched its new service to Edinburgh. Arriving last Monday, the Airbus A319 landed i...
Swedish court orders man to pay damages for chopping down trees when drunk
A Swedish man has been ordered to pay a woman 33,600 kronor in damages after chopping down some of her trees while at a party at her neighbour’s house...
Norwegian pirate film racks up more than 100 countries
The Norwegian pirate movie Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama has got further reason to celebrate, after its producers revealed it has n...