Althingi, the Icelandic parliament, has voted to create a new agency called the Iceland Agency which will take over from the Trade Council of Iceland and national tourist marketing. Read the full story

Although most Norwegian industries are fighting against the current of the ongoing economic crisis, one sector is doing better than ever. The country’s salmon farmers are enjoying some of their best business in history, heralding what could become a ‘Golden Age’ for the industry. Read the full story

The Icelandic Eimskip container ship, Dettifoss set off for the European mainland late last week totally full. The ship is stopping at Reydarfjordur and the Faroe Islands on the way. Unusually for ships leaving Iceland, Dettifoss was loaded with many diggers and other construction machinery, MBL.is reports. Read the full story