Norway drops in global happiness rankings
Norway has been unable to leapfrog Denmark to become the world’s happiest nation and has instead fallen from second to fourth, according to the recent...
Iceland advises Japan on global energy
The issue of nuclear power generation in Japan has been a major talking point ever since the Fukushima power plant disaster, and now the East Asian na...
Icelandic vodka Reyka launches competition
Popular Icelandic vodka Reyka has launched a competition in which bartenders are challenged to “think outside the box” in order to win a trip to the N...
Reduction of the access controlled area north of Vatnajökull
The Police District Commissioners in North Eastern, Eastern, Southern Iceland, and the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police have decided to c...
Faroe Islands to lure tourists for solar eclipse
Thousands of tourists are expected to descend upon the Faroe Islands in order to see the solar eclipse later this month. As long as the sky remains re...
Europe’s biggest whale museum opens in Iceland
A new whale museum featuring real-to-life size models of the 23 species found in Iceland’s waters has opened in Reykjavik. The Whales of Iceland museu...
Strong winds disrupt flights out of Iceland
Four flights scheduled to depart the Icelandic capital Reykjavik on route to the US were cancelled as a result of gale-force winds on Tuesday, while a...
Summit held in Iceland to discuss darkness
Academics and artists from a number of northern countries met in Reykjavik on Friday to discuss the role of darkness in the region. The Dynamics of Da...