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It’s Verslunarmannahelgin once again!


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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Iceland gearing up for big holiday weekend


This weekend is the biggest travel weekend of the summer in Iceland. Monday is a day off for most people and there are festivals and events all over the country. Read the full story

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Today is the Whit Monday public holiday


Denmark, Iceland and Norway celebrate today, Whit Monday, as a national public holiday. Read the full story

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Icelanders travelling to the sun once again


Holidays in the sun are once again in high demand in Iceland and the number of package holidays sold has been gradually increasing for two years. Read the full story

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Ascension Day holiday today


Today is Ascension Day and a public holiday in many countries around the world. In the Nordic region people have today off work and school. Read the full story

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Easter Monday


Today is Easter Monday; the day following Easter Day and a public holiday across the Nordic region. Read the full story

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Good Friday


Today is Good Friday, and a public holiday in all of the Nordic countries. Read the full story

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Beach-tester job attracts wave of applicants


A Swedish lifestyle magazine has unsurprisingly received hundreds of applications for an advertised job vacancy as a professional beach bum. Read the full story

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Sweden celebrates National Day


sweden1With Swedes across the world fresh from celebrating National Day on Sunday 6th June, here is a look at the history behind the holiday. Read the full story

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Ascension Day holiday


religionToday is Ascension Day in Western Christianity and is celebrated as a public holiday in the Nordic region. Read the full story

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