The number of people living in all regions of Iceland has gone up since the middle of last century — with the worrying exceptions of Northwest Iceland and the Westfjords. Read the full story

New figures have shown that native Finnish people are leaving Helsinki’s suburban areas whilst the number of immigrants increases. Read the full story

Many fewer people left Iceland last year than in 2009, new statistics reveal. Read the full story

If the patterns of recent years continue, Iceland’s Westman Islands could lose their famous puffin colony altogether. The reason is a collapse in the sand eel population. Read the full story

Statistics Iceland has issued a population prediction until the year 2060 which predicts that there will be 436,500 Icelandic residents in that year compared to 317,600 today. Read the full story

The dwindling number of school children enrolling in remote areas of Lapland is causing concern for Finnish authorities. 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

Increased immigration and higher birth rates, coupled with markedly reduced emigration and lower death rates, have contributed to the highest population growth seen in Sweden since 1946. Read the full story

The future of Greenland’s remote settlements has come under scrutiny after the Democratic Party’s Palle Chritiansen questioned the feasibility of villages with fewer than 100 residents. Read the full story

Around 2,300 homes stand empty in the Reykjavik region and a further 900 are nearing completion. Due to a glut of new housing and the reduction in the number of capital region residents, there are already enough homes to keep up with demand in coming years. Read the full story