WWF warns Finland of illegal timber purchases
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has accused Finland of importing wood which has been sourced illegally. The Nordic country is one of the biggest timber ...
Iceland’s largest travel weekend is going well
Verslunarmannahelgi, Icelanders’ largest vacation weekend, is going well. There are have been no real accidents and the tens of thousands of tra...
Foreign beggars in Oslo suffer discrimination
An Oslo magazine has been accused of barring foreign beggars from selling its magazine on the streets. Additionally a local Oslo organisation that han...
Not difficult for president of Iceland to reach the decision to attend the Olympic Games
According to xinhuanet.com and peopledaily.com.cn, Olafur Ragnar president of Iceland did not find it difficult to decide if he wanted to attend the O...
Olafur Ragnar Grimsson goes for the his fourth term as president of Iceland
Mr. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson was sworn in for his fourth term as the president of Iceland on the 01.08.2008. The ceremony started with a church service ...
Fiji exports luxury mineral water despite chronic water shortages
A third of the population of Fiji does not have access to clean drinking water, a BBC investigation has revealed. The report, for its Panorama documen...
Denmark hosts Santa Claus summer convention
The annual World Santa Claus Congress kicked off another year in Copenhagen, bringing the spirit of Christmas to Scandinavia a little early. Even thou...
Chechens attack Kurdish asylum seekers in Norway
Five Chechens suspected of attacking refugees at an asylum centre south of Oslo have been detained by Norwegian police. Various weapons were used agai...