Worries rise over Oslo gang war
Police in Oslo are becoming more concerned that a spate of shootings in the Norwegian capital is the result of an escalation of tensions between rival...
Icelandic delicacies served in new harbour restaurant
A new Icelandic cuisine restaurant in Hofn in Hornafjordur is now open. Its name, Humarhofnin, means ‘The langoustine harbour’ and is quit...
Sweden busts steroid doping ring
A massive nationwide police sting netted 40 people from around Sweden who were allegedly part of a huge steroid doping ring. During the pre-dawn raids...
Portraits of Icelandic terrorists exhibited
A photo exhibition “Icelandic Terrorists” was opened on Sunday 26th October in Smaralind, the biggest shopping centre in Iceland. The exhibition consi...
James Bond asks for reconciliation of UK and Iceland
In an interview with local paper Frettabladid, the actor Daniel Craig urged reconciliation “sátt”. “Our nations seem to fall apart w...
Norway’s largest bank raided for insider trading
A specialist team from Okokrim, the Norwegian white-collar crime unit, stormed into the headquarters of DnB NOR and arrested two employees on charges ...
Sweden threatens to get tougher on crime
According to a new report from the Swedish government, the country needs to crack down on crime by handing out harsher punishments for violent crimes ...
Norway’s famed Hurtigruten shipping line in distress
More bad news came this week as crew members of the MS Vesteralen were informed that their ship would be removed from service when it returns to port ...