UPDATED 2nd February: The Icelandic sailor rescued late in January off Norway survived because of his floatation suit. His three crew mates from the sunken trawler were not so lucky and the Norwegian coastguard has called off its search. An interview has now been released. Read the full story

A person in Iceland’s Westfjords region has admitted to the gruesome drowning of a dog. The story was widely reported in December; along with the shock and sadness it caused in the town of Þingeyri. Read the full story

Scientists have yet to agree on why thousands of dead herring have washed up on a Norwegian beach in the last week. Read the full story

A husband and wife and one other man have been given jail sentences for Finland’s so-called ‘sports bag killing’. Read the full story

Dýrafjörður, taken from Þingeyri

Police in the Westfjords of Iceland are investigating the brutal ‘murder’ of a dog in the town of Þingeyri. Suspect(s) have been interviewed and townspeople are still in shock. Read the full story

A retired Finnish couple and their friend have been found shot dead in a sugar cane field near their winter home in Brazil. Read the full story

A police officer who committed suicide at a work Christmas party was the husband of a former Finnish government minister, it has been revealed. Read the full story

Icelandic television got a Game of Thrones scoop this week when the show’s producers, who are currently filming in Iceland, revealed some unexpected news about Series 2 characters. Read the full story

Further leaks of confidential police documents have revealed that confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik hoped to kill almost 10 times as many people in his 22nd July attacks in Norway. Read the full story

Police in the Faroese capital of Tórshavn yesterday evening cordoned off parts of the city centre after a man was found dead in a public area. Read the full story