Icelandic GDP will grow by 2.6 percent this year and 2.4 percent in 2012, according to new Statistics Iceland figures. Read the full story

Iceland’s Regional Development Institute has released figures it claims show the economy outside Reykjavik is now more diverse than it was in 2004 and that growth has exceeded that within the capital region. Read the full story

Interest in forests and the growing of trees in Iceland has increased since the economic crisis hit, according to the head of the Icelandic Forestry Association. There is now forest growing on over 20,000 hectares all over Iceland. The organisation celebrated its 80th birthday at Thingvellir yesterday. Read the full story

First quarter results from Statistics Iceland indicate that the economy has returned to growth, but the year-on-year figure still shows recession. Read the full story

The population of Iceland has increased by 400 since New Year. This follows 2009′s decrease – the first since 1889. Read the full story

A new study of children in the Finnish city of Espoo has uncovered new standards for national physical growth curves. The report showed that today’s children are not only larger at birth than their parents, but that they are growing faster and have bigger heads. Read the full story

Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir wished Iceland congratulations on the signing of its new stability pact at a ceremony this afternoon at the National Culture House. Read the full story

Sweden’s government has released data showing the nation’s economic growth has slowed to its weakest levels in more than 30 years. Anders Borg, Sweden’s Finance Minister, announced the bad news along with a forecast that the Swedish economy will shrink by 0.8 percent in 2009. Read the full story