Fewer Finns taking up smoking
Fewer Finns are taking up smoking than in previous years, according to a recent survey. Research showed that smoking is less prevalent among men of wo...
Iceland best place to be a woman
For the fifth successive year, Iceland has been named the country where women have the greatest opportunity, according to a new report. The study on g...
Man on toilet shot by moose hunter in Norway
An elderly Norwegian man enjoying a peaceful getaway at his holiday home in the countryside got the fright of his life when he was accidentally shot b...
Stranded Syrian refugee and 4-yearold daughter apply for Finland entry
A Syrian mother released from prison in St. Petersburg and her four-year-old daughter who was being housed in a Russian orphanage have filed a visa ap...
Iceland president speaks on combating world hunger
Iceland President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson has said the best way to combat world hunger is to preserve what we already catch, raise and grow, rather tha...
Greenland-Iceland trade relations to be promoted during trade fair in Nuuk
The trade relations between Greenland and Iceland are to be promoted during the upcoming trade fair in Greenland’s capital, Nuuk. The three-day event,...
Denmark releases Chinese tourists held over ‘fake’ coin
Danish authorities have released two Chinese citizens detained for 48 days after attempting to exchange a huge bag of Danish coins mistaken for counte...
Iceland tops internet freedom poll
Iceland offers its citizens more internet freedom than any other country in the world, according to a recent study by an independent watchdog. The Nor...