Norway and Iceland in joint procurement for rescue helicopters
The Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Police recently announced that Norway and Iceland were likely to jointly acquire new Search and Rescue (SAR) hel...
World’s first master degree in Polar Law
The University of Akureyri in Iceland will be launching the world’s first programme in polar law in September. The new master’s programme will focus o...
Norway to hunt 1052 whales in 2008
Norway has announced its whale quota for 2008 and plans to hunt over a thousand minke whales. Norway’s Fisheries Ministry said that the quota has rema...
Ikea brings flat-pack houses to the UK
A new concept in housing pioneered by Ikea and which has already proved popular in Scandinavia, is now getting ready to take on the British market. Th...
Finland battles with high HIV levels
For the past two years, Finland has experienced record-high levels of HIV infection, according to a report in the international edition of the Helsing...
Icelandic kids’ hero combats British obesity
The leader of British Conservative Party has enlisted the services of an Icelandic superhero in order to tackle obesity in youngsters, according to a ...
Class trips to Iceland makes UK college shine
Ofsted, an educational watchdog in the UK, recently highlighted the work of Havant College in the UK as an exceptional example of science teaching pra...
Fishing redundancies causes union to sue
An Icelandic fishing union is planning to take one of the nation’s largest trawler companies to court over its decision to cut staff at a fish process...