The Nordic Council has released its Nordic Statistics Handbook 2011, which contains all sorts of interesting facts about life in the Nordic region over the last year. Read the full story
Posted on 18 November 2011.
The Nordic Council has released its Nordic Statistics Handbook 2011, which contains all sorts of interesting facts about life in the Nordic region over the last year. Read the full story
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Posted on 12 November 2009.
The basic salary of a Reykjavik city councillor with the addition of various extras can be close to ISK 1 million a month (USD 8,020 at today’s rate but closer to 12,000 before the banking crisis) a month. In addition, the city pays each and every council member ISK 300,000 per year for phone bills. The mayor earns around ISK 1.1 million per month, including extras. Read the full story
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