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 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 20 November 2011.
A new idea has become increasingly popular over the last week or so: to rebuild the Mediaeval wooden cathedral at Skalholt, southwest Iceland. The area is historically one of the most important and sacred places in the country. Read the full story
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Posted on 06 November 2011.
Despite being one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world, scientists believe Greenland may be the place where life first began. Read the full story
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Posted on 02 October 2011.
Construction workers preparing sites across Copenhagen for the new Metro line are making some extraordinary discoveries, the latest being a pair of latrines last used around 300 years ago. Read the full story
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Posted on 20 August 2011.
An investigation into rumours about the role of the late father of Sweden’s Queen Silvia in Nazi Germany has been branded a whitewash by Holocaust survivors. 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 07 May 2011.
The skeletons of three Maori people are finally going back to New Zealand after spending more than a century in Sweden. Read the full story
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Posted on 17 April 2011.
A Swedish school has admitted that a rune stone it advertised for sale last week – causing much media excitement – was faked as part of an exercise in source criticism. Read the full story
Posted on 18 March 2011.
A Norwegian Labour Party Sami MP has caused outrage within his own ranks by denying that the Holocaust ever happened. Read the full story
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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
Workplace drug tests increase tenfold
Mythical Icelandic monster captured on film?
