Vet strike leads to Iceland burger crisis
A veterinarian strike in Iceland is leaving burgers lovers in the country faced with the possibility of not being able to get a hold of their favourit...
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Pirate Party now Iceland’s most popular
Local poling has revealed that the Icelandic Pirate Party is now the country’s biggest political party after a further surge in its popularity. The pa...
Iceland revokes law allowing citizens to kill Basques
Authorities in Iceland have revoked a 400-year-old law that allowed citizens to kill Basques on sight. For the past four centuries, people in Iceland ...
Denmark to clamp down on animal-sex tourism
Danish lawmakers have approved a motion to ban bestiality in a bid to combat animal-sex tourism. The move means that anyone found guilty of partaking ...
Progressive Party member: EU membership referendum ‘unlikely’
A referendum on whether Iceland should join the European Union (EU) is unlikely to take place, according to Progressive Party member Karl Gardarsson. ...
Finland president now rollerblading in UAE
Finland president and renowned rollerblading enthusiast Sauli Niinisto has now added the United Arab Emirates to the long list of countries he practic...
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...
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...