Greenland considers selling its glaciers for fancy water
Canadians will soon be drinking water that originated in Greenland now that the government has granted permission to a Canadian company to pursue a pl...
Danish deer park generates controversy
After lengthy squabbles with local officials, the daughter of Denmark’s wealthiest man was granted permission to open the nation’s largest public hunt...
Finland’s jazz festivals heat up the Nordic summer
Finland’s brief but glorious summer is the jazz festival season in this Nordic nation. Many music fans will be surprised to learn that Finland has a t...
Swamp Soccer on the Canon homepage
A great number of foreigners have been taking interest in an Icelandic sport of Swamp Soccer or Swampball, better known as Mýrarbolti. A Czech photogr...
Pros are back on the streets of Oslo
After sweeping the streets of Norway’s capital Oslo clean of prostitutes last year, city police were a bit shocked to discover that the pros are back ...
Reykjavik to Akureyri by bike in 12 hours
Yesterday morning at 7am in Reykjavik, cyclists departing a small town in the capital region called Mosfellsbaer destined to Akureyri. This was the fi...
Car and trailer stolen in Borgarnes
Last night in the quiet town of Borgarnes, located about 70km north of Reykjavik, a young man stole a car and an attached trailer. The trailer was fou...
Home burglars causing Danes to panic
The rather extreme form of personal home protection, the Panic Room, is becoming something of a trend in Denmark. In tandem with a steady rise in dome...