Ice climber dies after 40-metre fall in Norway
An ice climber plunged 40 metres to his death while attempting to scale the Rjukanfissen waterfall in Norway’s southern Telemark region. A group of to...
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Mother to trek Iceland to raise funds for rare heart condition
A mother is to trek across Iceland’s volcanic and snowy terrain in order to raise funds for a rare heart condition that her daughter suffers from. Thi...
Volcanic eruption in Holuhraun ongoing
The Scientific Advisory Board of the Icelandic Civil Protection has released the latest facts about the volcanic eruption in Holuhraun: The volcanic e...
Ex-British soldier aims to be first amputee to scale Greenland’s ice cap unsupported
A former British soldier is heading to Greenland in a bid to become the first ever amputee to cross the ice cap unsupported. Welshman Peter Bowker, wh...
The volcanic eruption in Holuhraun continues
The following are the latest facts about the volcanic eruption in Holuhraun, put together from the Scientific Advisory Board of the Icelandic Civil Pr...
Huge decline in Russian tourism bad news for Finland
A dramatic fall in the number of Russians travelling to Finland due to the drop in the rouble and the Ukraine crisis does not bode well for the Nordic...
Laugavegur trek in Iceland named one of world’s best hiking trails by National Geographic
National Geographic has recently named the Laugavegurinn/Fimmvörðuháls Pass, which is a part of Iceland’s Laugavegur trek, as one of the world’s 20-be...
Northern Lights voted top for 2015-bucket list
The Northern Lights, which are one of Iceland’s key attractions, have been voted as the number one thing to experience in 2015, according to a recent ...