Construction work in Oslo finds site of Viking age grave
In a rare find, construction work in Norway’s capital Oslo has uncovered a Viking Age grave site filled with artifacts. The grave contained the ...
Life in Greenland 2 million years ago revealed through oldest DNA discovery
It has been revealed what life was like at the northern tip of Greenland 2 million years ago after scientists discovered the oldest known DNA. Scienti...
Lava flowing in the centre of Reykjavik, Iceland
The capital of Iceland, Reykjavik, has not experienced lava flows since the Elliðaárdalur lava field was formed some 4800 years ago and is now witness...
Netflix launches game studio in Helsinki Finland
The global streaming service Netflix recently announced that it will open a studio in Finland’s capital Helsinki to build and develop video game...
High winds over weekend cause electricity outage in eastern Finland
Strong gales over the weekend caused thousands of households in eastern Finland to be without power. It was estimated that on Saturday, roughly 41,000...
Swedish world heritage site finds remains of Viking shipyard
The remains of a Viking Age shipyard have been unearthed on the Swedish island, Björkö, an island known for having a strong Norse history. The find ha...
4.6M earthquake strikes under glacier in Western Iceland
Just before 10 PM on Friday 24th June, a 4.6 M earthquake hit under the Langjökull glacier in the western highlands of Iceland, which was felt across ...
Fourteen hikers rescued from volcanic glacier in Iceland
As reported by RÚV, fourteen hikers were requested last week while after their GPS equipment broke down while descending the Öræfajökull volcanic glac...