How will U.S. Presidential Elections impact the Arctic? – Ask Senator Lisa Murkowski
Arctic Circle VIRTUAL is a new addition to the Arctic Circle, starting in October – the same month as the annual Arctic Circle Assembly, the lar...
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Awarding Destination Iceland campaign to M&C Saatchi UK leads to a lawsuit
In Iceland, like elsewhere, authorities have reacted in diverse ways to the negative economic impact of COVID-19. Amongst projects included in the gov...
Iceland Re-Confirmed as Destination for Safe and Exciting Adventures
Iceland has once again ranked high on the Human Freedom Index—a “global measurement of personal, civil, and economic freedom” conducted by Canadian th...
Social trust is high in the Nordic region – and there is a recipe for that
The Nordic countries are often regarded as the role-model region of the world when it comes to equality on different levels of society. Equal access t...
Icelandic Creative Agency Short-Listed for a Cannes Lions for their UN Women Campaign
The impactful UN Women Iceland campaign entitled “Gender-Based Violence is Closer Than You Think” has earned Icelandic creative ad agency Pipar\TBWA a...
Interim Justice Minister appointed
Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir, the current industry and innovation minister, will be temporarily taking on the role of Minister of Justice following t...
Residency assured for Iceland and EEA following Brexit
Negotiations between the EFTA countries within the European single market have been completed over the continued citizens’ rights in the event of a no...
FO silent protest held in Alþingi
Following the Klaustur recording scandal, the return of Bergþór and Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson to Alþingi two weeks ago has made waves with multiple prote...