Mexico welcomes Eriksson
Sven Goral Eriksson was named the new national coach of the Mexican football (soccer) team on Tuesday. The 60-year-old Swede has landed a two year con...
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Iceland handballers to Beijing
Iceland’s handball team have secured their place in the Beijing Olympics this summer after their shock victory over Sweden on Sunday. Iceland played S...
Swedish bathing waters investigated
The European Commission recently released a report on the quality of bathing water in Sweden. According to The Local, the water in 23 bathing areas wa...
New boss for athletics in Iceland
This week The Iceland Athletic Federation announced a new President: Ms. Asdis Halla Bragadottir stepped up to the leadership position, according to a...
Lithuanians unite in Iceland
Last Saturday, immigrants from Lithuania met in Reykjavik as part of an establishing congress. According to reports in the Baltic Course, Lithuanians ...
Joining the club: Kuoni scores another hole in one
The Kuoni Group has acquired the Scandinavian-based golfing specialist Golf Plaisir Resebyra AB. According to trading-house.com, the tour operator wil...
Round The Rock with a paddle
Marcus Demuth, a kayaker from New York City, will be beginning a solo circumnavigation of Iceland by sea kayak on June 6th, according to reports in pa...
A holistic approach to violence in Sweden
Stockholm has been swept by the storm of a new sport known as Mixed Martial Arts, or MMA. According to The Local, MMA is the ‘fastest growing sport in...