Pompeii of the North project wins award
Icelandair awarded its 2007 Innovation Award to the “Pompeii of the North” project. The project involves digging up houses and other items...
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Explosive Iceland welcomes 2008 with record fireworks
The Republic of Iceland, with just 300,000 inhabitants, celebrated the arrival of 2008 with thousands of tons of fireworks to help see the new year in...
Norwegian cruise ship Fram continues cruise after hitting an iceberg
The cruise ship which has 318 passengers on board drifted into an iceberg in Antarctica overnight Saturday but there were no injuries. According to th...
Swedish Icehotel celebrates 18 years
The famous ICEHOTEL in Sweden marked its 18th year of business this year. The hotel, which is made of ice, is situated in the town of Jukkasjärvi in L...
Overload of trucks at Finnish-Russian border
The Valimaa border crossing station between southeast Finland and Russia was bogged down by a 60 kilometre tailback of lorries and trailers at the wee...
Bezzerwizzer joins Mattel for quiz game venture
Bezzerwizzer, a Danish entrepreneur company, recently signed an international partnership with America’s popular toy producer, Mattel. Bezzerwizzer wa...
Icelandair terminates Baltimore / Washington flights in 2008
Icelandair has shifted its focus on North Atlantic flights. The route changes will be that: flights to Toronto will be added as a new destination, the...
Cheap Christmas flights between London and Reykjavik
Low cost airline Iceland Express is currently offering flights to Reykjavik, Iceland from London Stansted for just £60 (7490 ISK). The travel period i...