Icelanders amongst most obese in Europe
More than half of the adult population within the European Union, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland are overweight or obese according to a new health st...
Reykjavik Iceland voted top Christmas holiday destination for 2010
Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik has been voted as the top Christmas holiday destination for 2010, according to CNN’s travel website, CNNGO.
Clairvoyants cash in on economic crisis
Soothsayers are enjoying unpredicted good fortune in Finland as the economic downturn and an increasingly hectic pace of life sends citizens searching...
Increasing number of children in Sweden live in poverty
While Sweden recently reported its highest GDP increase ever, currently over 340,000 children in Sweden live in poverty.
Icelandic water company sends 42 tons of water to Haiti
This week, Icelandic Water Holdings sent 42 tons of bottled water to Haiti. People there have experienced great distress in the wake of the earthquake...
WikiLeaks founder rape warrant appeal rejected
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains wanted worldwide after a Swedish court rejected his appeal against an arrest warrant for rape.
Sweden’s GDP increase record high for third quarter of 2010
During the third quarter of this year, Sweden’s Gross Domestic Product increased by 6.9 percent compared to the same period the previous year.
83-year-old fined for throwing water on smoking neighbour
An elderly Swede has been fined for throwing a bucket of water out of his window and over his neighbour in a dramatic move to extinguish his cigarette...