A Swedish saxophonist who frequently performed while dangling from the side of skyscrapers has died after his safety equipment failed at a street festival in Germany. Read the full story
Posted on 08 September 2011.
A Swedish saxophonist who frequently performed while dangling from the side of skyscrapers has died after his safety equipment failed at a street festival in Germany. Read the full story
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Posted on 01 August 2011.
Today is a national public holiday in Iceland. It is also the last day of the country’s biggest travel weekend of the summer. Read the full story
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Posted on 08 July 2011.
Besta Utihatidin 2011 (or ‘The Best Outdoor Festival 2011′ in English) begins this evening in South Iceland. As many as 10,000 guests are expected to camp out in the good weather and enjoy the extensive and varied live music on offer. Read the full story
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Posted on 19 June 2011.
The annual Viking Festival in the Icelandic town of Hafnarfjordur is currently taking place for the 16th time. Read the full story
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Posted on 05 May 2011.
RAFLOST + PIKSLAVERK 2011 will open at Reykjavik Art Museum – Hafnarhus today at 17.00. The festival runs through the weekend 5th-8th May and will consists of workshops, lectures, performances, installations and video screenings of Icelandic and international artists. Read the full story
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Posted on 11 September 2010.
Between 16th and 25th September, the International Festival of Queer Culture will be held in St. Petersburg, Russia for the second time. It is a non-commercial project whose goal is to promote tolerance and diversity and to attract society’s attention to the problems of homophobia and transphobia in Russia through the language of art. Read the full story
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Posted on 01 August 2010.
Icelandic Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir is currently in North America and will be a guest of honour at two annual Icelandic festivals. Read the full story
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Posted on 21 July 2010.
Those who wish it could be Christmas every day will feel at home in Denmark this month, as the annual World Santa Claus Congress opens in Copenhagen. Despite the mild weather, residents are being reminded by Santas of all shapes, sizes and nationalities that it is always the season to be jolly. Read the full story
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Posted on 17 July 2010.
Young people from across the globe are taking part in the LungA festival in Seydisfjordur, East Iceland this weekend. Read the full story
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Posted on 06 June 2010.
The Festival of the Sea has taken over Reykjavik all this weekend in celebration of Seamen’s Day, which is today. The celebration of Iceland’s important fishing industry is also taking place all over the country. Read the full story
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No Motörhead wine for Icelanders, branding too negative
Reykjavík Winter Lights Festival begins today
Multiple shooting in Greenland hamlet
IMF refutes claim it tried to shut Icelandic national theatre and museum
Iceland central bank holds rates, predicts ongoing economic growth
Continued Malmö violence embarrasses police
Currency exchange privacy case thrown out of Icelandic court
Sauli Niinistö wins Finland presidential race
Iceland historic French village restoration finance secured
Murder in Hafnarfjörður
