Iceland plans Keflavik-Reykjavik airport link
Plans are underway in Iceland to develop a high-speed airport rail link between Keflavik International Airport and the capital, Reykjavik. The project...
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Finland: Maria Tyyster named ‘Tango Queen’
Tampere local Maria Tyyster has won this year’s Seinäjoki tango festival after impressing the judges in the grand finale on Saturday night.
Swedish worker’s salary docked for social media use
A Swedish insurance agency worker is to be docked 15 days of pay after her employers learnt that she had spent an excessive amount of hours browsing t...
Swiss traveller to cross Iceland by tractor
A Swiss man who is touring Europe on a tractor has arrived in Iceland for the next leg of his journey.
Finland: Vantaa couple wins wife-carrying contest
Vantaa couple Ville Parviainen and Janette Oksman have won this year’s Wife-Carrying World Championships in the North Savo town of Sonkajarvi, ...
Nosey elk breaks into house in southern Sweden
An elk roaming the streets of the southern Swedish town of Helsingborg broke into a house and made himself at home but had to be put down later becaus...
Neil Young performs in Iceland for first time ever
Neil Young made his first ever performance in Iceland on Monday night, treating the Reykjavik audience to an array of his classic hits.
Record number of people turn out for Roskilde Festival
The Roskilde Festival sold a record 102,000 tickets for this year’s event to ensure it will again be making a huge profit.