Iceland sets mackerel quota
Iceland has set its total allowable mackerel catch quota for this year at 147,547 metric tonnes.
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Noma named world’s best restaurant for the fourth time
Copenhagen’s Noma restaurant has reclaimed the honour of being the world’s best restaurant, after having lost the title to El Celler de Can Roca last ...
Computer game sales soaring in Denmark
The popularity of computer games is on the rise in Denmark, particularly the trend of downloading them online, new figures have shown.
More Swedes choosing to change their names
Swedes with common surnames are opting to change them more than ever before and analysts believe the trend will continue with the introduction of simp...
Llamas found wandering on Oslo city centre
Three llamas were found wandering the streets of central Oslo after managing to escape from a zoo in the Tøyenparken district of the city last Thursda...
Iceland unhappy with Norway over Christmas tree snub
Iceland has reacted angrily to a proposal by the mayor of Oslo to stop sending a Christmas tree to Reykjavik, a tradition that has been ongoing for mo...
UK concerned about threat of Icelandic volcanoes
A UK government report has claimed that if one of Iceland’s “super volcanoes” erupted, it could pose just as big a threat to security as nuclear terro...
Iceland sends 2,000 tonnes of fin whale meat to Japan
An Icelandic fishing company has sent a record 2,000 tonnes of fin whale meat to Japan, according to members of environmental groups.