Iceland underlines its efforts for promoting geothermal energy with IGC 2016 sponsor agreement
An agreement has recently been signed between Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, and Rósbjörg Jónsdóttir, Partner at Geko...
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66 NORTH opens new children’s clothing store in Illum, Copenhagen
Following the successful launch of its first international standalone store in Copenhagen, Denmark, Icelandic clothing label 66°NORTH has opened a new...
Ninety-year-old Icelandic man has lost ring returned after 65 years
An Icelandic man who lost his wedding ring shortly after marrying got the shock of his life when it was returned just before his 65th wedding annivers...
Norway: Conservationists offer sizeable bounty for info on missing wolf
Norwegian conservationists looking to locate a rare wolf that has been missing since August 2013 have offered a reward of 100,000 to anyone with infor...
Land Rover Discovery Sport premiered internationally in Iceland
The international launch of the Land Rover Discovery Sport has recently taken place in Iceland. The event marked the first time that international med...
Finnish ombudsman turns down appeals to ban ‘homo-erotic’ stamps
Finland’s parliamentary ombudsman Maija Sakslin has denied pleas for stamps featuring iconic gay artist Tom of Finland’s work to be banned because of ...
Swedish sex-ed ‘genital song’ for kids causes a storm on YouTube
A Swedish music video featuring a dancing penis and vagina that recently went viral and was later listed as “adult content” by YouTube, has triggered ...
Hilary Duff en route to Sweden to work on comeback album
US actress cum singer Hilary Duff is to travel to Sweden to continue working on her comeback album.