Virðing hf. has, in partnership with other investors, completed a contract for the renovation of historic buildings in Fáskrúðsfjörður; the east Iceland village with strong ties to France. Read the full story
Posted on 07 February 2012.
Virðing hf. has, in partnership with other investors, completed a contract for the renovation of historic buildings in Fáskrúðsfjörður; the east Iceland village with strong ties to France. Read the full story
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Posted on 06 January 2012.
The majority of members on Iceland’s working group on the protection of sea birds have controversially decided that complete protection of five species is the only way to strengthen their numbers. Read the full story
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Posted on 27 December 2011.
Copenhagen’s historic staffed public toilets have been saved from the pan thanks to a campaign by their attendants, lovingly dubbed ‘tissekoner’, or ‘pisswives’. Read the full story
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Posted on 20 December 2011.
A whole street in the Faroe Islands capital has been sealed off in an attempt to recreate Christmas spirit, old style. Read the full story
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Posted on 30 November 2011.
It is still possible to bid on the auction of an old bottle of whisky found buried in the ground in Reykjavík in 1994. The bottle is being sold to benefit a former electricity worker who lost both his arms in a work accident. Read the full story
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Posted on 14 September 2011.
Four young people have been charged with deliberately burning Iceland’s famous Krysuvik church to the ground on 2nd January last year. Read the full story
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Posted on 16 November 2010.
Today is the Day of the Icelandic Language – deliberately timed to coincide with the birthday of the famous poet, author and naturalist Jonas Hallgrimsson (1807-1845). Read the full story
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Posted on 24 September 2010.
Four youths have confessed to burning down Krisuvikurkirkja church in southwest Iceland on 2nd January. Read the full story
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Posted on 20 March 2009.
The Jelling Stones, ancient monuments that declare the birth of the Danish nation, have been ordered by UNESCO to remain outdoors in their natural location despite calls from Denmark’s National Museum that they are steadily eroding. The stones’ outdoor location at Jelling Church in Jutland places them at the mercy of a cold and wet climate. Read the full story
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Posted on 12 December 2008.
A report in the Swedish business press has disclosed that Sweden’s government is prepared to give a series of loans and loan guarantees worth billions of kronor to slumping Swedish carmakers Saab and Volvo. Both of the Swedish-based carmakers are national icons, but are currently owned by American carmakers. 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
