Iceland and Norway join race for carbon neutrality
Four nations are currently in a race to become the first country in the world to be carbon neutral on a national scale, reports the Independent. Icela...
Will global warming be advantageous for Scandinavia?
Climate change and global warming are currently hot topics in most countries around the world. Many governments are attempting to slow the trend towar...
Skin cancer on the increase in Sweden
In a recent report from the Gothenburg-based Sahlgrenska University Hospital it was revealed how more Swedes have been diagnosed with skin cancer sinc...
Reykjavik police expand use of dogs
The use of canines in law enforcement is widespread practice, but police officers in Reykjavik are looking to use their dogs for other areas of police...
Iceland will have lowest European dependency population
Figures charting current population growth and population trends for the next 40 years show that Iceland will keep its pensioner population in balance...
Canadian project to explore climate change in the Arctic
The British Council in Canada has chosen a Prince Edward Island high school to participate in its international climate change youth expedition to Ice...
Norway considers plastic bag ban
Norway’s Environment and International Development Minister, Erik Solheim, said that the country is considering a blanket ban on plastic bags, accordi...
Finland proposes non-transferable parental leave
Finland’s Minister of Labour, Tarja Cronberg, put forward a plan for non-transferable parental leave last week, according to the Finnish News Agency S...