Snowden could be granted Icelandic citizenship
Whistleblower Edward Snowden, who is currently based in Moscow, could be offered Icelandic citizenship, according to recent reports. The ex-NSA contra...
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No free coffee for Helsinki’s election voters
Voters in Helsinki will miss out of coffee handouts this year after the city banned that parties could no longer serve up the freebies in market place...
Denmark wants to abolish royal hunting rights
Denmark’s royals have long since enjoyed exclusive hunting laws, but politicians are now saying it is time for that to come to an end. The Danish roya...
Greenland’s brain drain to Denmark continues
Greenland, boasting untapped gas and oil resources, looked to have finally found a way of preventing its most talented citizens leaving for Denmark ju...
Sweden to offer more aid to Syria
Sweden has pledged to give a further 1.5 billion kronor (US$174m) to help war-torn Syria over the next few years, confirmed its foreign and developmen...
Swedish Foreign Minister sorry for insulting Islam
Sweden’s Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom has offered an apology to Saudi Arabia after describing the kingdom as a “dictatorship” that abuses human r...
Pirate Party now Iceland’s most popular
After establishing itself just two years ago, the Pirate Party is now thought to be the most popular in Iceland. The party’s rise in popularity has be...
Iceland withdraws EU membership bid
Iceland has confirmed that it will no longer be applying to join the European Union and has officially withdrawn its membership bid. Thursday’s confir...