New law provokes rush for female directors in Norway
Under a new law effective from 1 January 2008, Norwegian public companies are required to have 40% of board seats be filled by women. With the threat ...
Pregnant Briton flees to Sweden
A pregnant British woman, who went missing last week, is suspected to be in Sweden waiting to give birth, according to TheLocal.se. Fran Lyon, 22, is ...
Pompeii of the North project wins award
Icelandair awarded its 2007 Innovation Award to the “Pompeii of the North” project. The project involves digging up houses and other items...
Icelandic president Olafur Ragnar Grimsson goes for fourth term
Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, the President of Iceland, is going for his fourth term this year. Mr. Grimsson announced his intention to stand in his New Yea...
Fireworks taint New Year celebrations in Scandinavia
Several people were injured by fireworks in Denmark, Sweden and Norway during the New Year festivities. Around 500 young party-goers broke into a stor...
Explosive Iceland welcomes 2008 with record fireworks
The Republic of Iceland, with just 300,000 inhabitants, celebrated the arrival of 2008 with thousands of tons of fireworks to help see the new year in...
Happy New Year 2008
We hope you’ve had a great year in 2007 and all the best of luck, good health and great happiness for 2008. Thank you for a great 2007, we know ...
Sydney Australia celebrates the coming of 2008
The clock hit 00:00 in Sydney at 13:00 GMT so they are well into 2008 when the Scandinavians celebrate their New Year. The locals staged a spectacular...