Steingrimur J. Sigfusson, the Icelandic Minister of Finance, is today in Norway to meet his counterpart Sigbjorn Johnsen, before continuing to Denmark. His trip is a rushed effort to maintain usually-excellent pan-Nordic relations and attempt to ensure Nordic credit lines to Iceland remain open.

Sigfusson already spoke to Anders Borg of Sweden on the telephone yesterday about how the President’s Icesave decision affects Iceland’s economic recovery plans and what the government’s next steps might be.

“He is of course telling them what the situation is and, of course, getting their feedback and, of course, (trying to) convince them to support the plan … the loans,” Icelandic Finance Ministry spokesman Elias Jon Gudjonsson told Reuters.

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