An Icelandic fishing company has sent a record 2,000 tonnes of fin whale meat to Japan, according to members of environmental groups. The meat, which is said to be the highest ever single shipment, left Iceland last month and is set to arrive in Japan in May, said the International Fund for Animal Welfare and […]...
Before the ice sheet that today covers the majority of Greenland formed, there was a time when the lush, forested landscape covered the region – now researchers have found that this landscape, which dates back three million years, still exists beneath the ice. University of Vermont scientist Paul R. Bierman said pre-glacial landscapes can stay […]...
Ikea has revealed plans to introduce vegetarian meatballs to its menu in an effort to reduce its carbon footprint. The Swedish furniture giant’s stores sell a combined total of around 150 million meatballs each year. However, UK-based head of sustainability Joanna Yarrow said the pork and beef content in the meatballs currently sold at outlets […]...
The number of people dying in Denmark without a doctor’s explanation as to why is on the up, recent statistics have shown. Of the 52,000 who died in 2012, the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) death registry received no death certificate from doctors for 2,500 of them. This figure is almost three times higher than it […]...
A petition has been launched in Finland to ban a collection of stamps featuring homoerotic art. Finnish postal service Itella announced that the stamps would be introduced to honour the late artist Touko Laaksonen, who was better known as Tom of Finland and has been referred to as the “most influential creator of gay pornographic […]...
A new National Museum in the Norwegian capital Oslo, which is the largest cultural building being built in Europe at present, is now under construction. The museum’s director Audun Eckhoff said they hope that Norwegians will be able to identify with and feel proud of it in the same way they did with the opera. […]...
A small passenger aircraft carrying 10 parachutists crashed in Finland’s southwestern Satakunta region on Sunday, killing eight. Police said the plane had 11 people on board, including the pilot, when the accident occurred at around 3.30pm local time near Jämijärvi Airport, which is used by parachuting clubs. Two of the parachutists and the pilot survived […]...
British paralympian Sean Rose’s attempt to cross Europe’s largest glacier – Vatnajökull in Iceland – has ended in failure after he encountered problems and required an emergency rescue. Rose, 42, was aiming to be part of the first group of people to cross Vatnajökull as his team – the 4 People 6 Legs expedition – […]...
A Danish filmmaker stole the limelight in the Philippines city of Pampanga when he showed up to be crucified in the barangay of San Pedro Cutud on Good Friday. Lasse Spang Olsen, 48, arrived in the Southeast Asian island nation several years ago to shoot a movie on the Lenten practices, and on Friday he, […]...
The dispute over whaling between the US and Iceland about the latter’s refusal to scrap its commercial whale hunt appears to be escalating further after President Barack Obama revealed a number of measures against the North Atlantic nation. However, the measures do not include banning fishing and seafood products from Iceland, which several environmental groups […]...
Keith Ladzinski photographs climbers scaling the Sólheimajökull glacier ...
Iceland’s biennial horse show, Landsmót, is set to take place this year at the end of June in Hella in the south of the country. Landsmót is the prime event showcasing the Icelandic Horse breed, featuring various competitions and horse displays. The 2014-programme, which is set to take place between 30th June and 6th July, […]...
Minority groups in Finland want to see rules regarding police uniforms changed to allow officers to wear religious head coverings; however, Finland is unlikely to follow Sweden and accept the proposal. During an interview to join a training school for the Finnish police, a Muslim woman was quizzed on what her thoughts would be if […]...
Two Danish airports have been ranked among the best in Europe, according to the renowned Skytrax World Airport Awards. Copenhagen Airport was ranked as Europe’s sixth best airport behind Munich, Amsterdam, Zurich, London Heathrow and Frankfurt respectively. For the second consecutive year, Copenhagen Airport was voted the best in the world for its security service, […]...
Kenyan authorities have arrested a Swedish man on suspicion of attempting to recruit young men for the al Shabab terrorist group. According to reports, the man was arrested in the city of Kapsowar in western Kenya’s Rift Valley province on 28 March. Sveriges Television (SVT) revealed that a security source informed them the man was […]...
The father of one of the Danish X Factor winners, is wanted in connection with a 2005 murder. He is the father of the ‘Jasmin’ half of duo Anthony Jasmin, and was not present when his daughter claimed first place in X Factor last weekend because he is allegedly a killer on the run. Danish […]...
US sanctions against Russia could result in a Miley Cyrus concert in Finland being postponed. Cyrus, Justin Timberlake and a number of other American musicians have gigs lined up at Helsinki’s Hartwall Arena, but the venue is part-owned by three Russian tycoons who have ties to Vladimir Putin. All three are on an official list […]...
Icelandic musician Ásgeir has been lined up to perform at the renowned Róisín Dubh music venue in Galway, Ireland. The upcoming singer-songwriter has become something of a phenomenon in his native Iceland, with an incredible 10 per cent of the population owning a copy of Dýrð í Dauðaþögn, his debut album. The album was released […]...
Various Iceland-based partners, including Tjarnargatan, will be working in conjunction with Visit Westfjords as part of a new three-year marketing project promoting the Westfjords in the north west of Iceland. The project will be managed by Visit Westfjords and is set to be by far the largest marketing project that the municipalities of the Westfjords […]...
US President Barack Obama has instructed officials to continue applying pressure on Iceland to comply with the whaling moratorium introduced by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in 1986. Obama, in a note to his cabinet officers, said senior delegations and officials meeting with the Icelandic government’s representatives should remind them that if the North Atlantic […]...