Although all different types of tourist visit Iceland from all over the world, the country’s tourist board has this week published survey results which reveal the most “typical” tourists are an American couple, about 40 years-old, who travel to Iceland, without children, for about ten days. Read the full story

The Norwegian foreign ministry has announced that it has begun training aspiring diplomats in True Norwegian Black Metal (TNBM), as the musical genre increasingly becomes a cornerstone of Norwegian culture. Read the full story

A new web portal which allows peacekeepers and aid workers to check their contracting firms’ background has been launched by a Swedish think-tank. Read the full story

Norway is home to one of the world’s biggest annual football tournaments, the Norway Cup, which attracts youth players from around the globe to compete in the prestigious event. The matches have been underway in Oslo since Sunday, and will culminate in high-profile finals played today and tomorrow. Read the full story

Copenhagen’s Norrebro district is well known as one of the city’s great melting pots of culture and ethnicity, and it’s this global diversity that will feature most prominently in a new ‘international’ park scheduled to be built in the area. The Copenhagen city council has agreed to transform an abandoned neighbourhood into a huge multifunctional park, providing equal facilities for both sports and the arts. Read the full story

Today is International Pillow Fight Day, if you didn’t know already. Cities all over the world will be celebrating the day with mass pillow fights which anyone who owns a pillow is welcome to take part in. Read the full story

The 2008 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to former Finnish President Martii Ahtisaari by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for his “important efforts” in resolving global conflicts. Ahtisaari is rumoured to have been a candidate for the past few years, and has finally received his deserved recognition as a peacemaker.

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PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND

The Central Bank of Iceland has come to an agreement with market makers in the foreign exchange market, as well as with several other financial undertakings, concerning temporary foreign exchange arrangements designed to facilitate international trade.

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Denmark’s Art Council has initiated a two-year project designed to attract talented foreign artists to live and work in the country. DKK 6 million (USD 1,188,059 EUR 804,169) have been allocated for the plan, which is hoped will inject some creative energy into Denmark’s art scene.

The chairman of the Art Council, Mads Ovilsen, told the Politiken newspaper that the project will hopefully lure exciting Read the full story