The head of the organisation which runs Iceland’s airports says that increased safety requirements will quite likely lead to two or three domestic flight destinations being cancelled and the number of flights to others decreasing. Read the full story

Following a story published by IceNews and other Icelandic news channels regarding industrial salt being used in commercial food production, a number of international media channels have misinterpreted and distributed false information. Read the full story

It came to light over the weekend that for at least 13 years the Icelandic brewing and food supplies company Ölgerðin Egill Skallagrímsson has been selling industrial salt to food production companies to put in their products. Read the full story

Swedish police officers are to receive further training after the revelation that a loaded rifle was sent through the post for forensic analysis. Read the full story

The search for a Swedish tourist lost on an Icelandic glacier had a sad end this weekend when his body was found in a crevasse in the ice. Read the full story

The Icelandic Coastguard yesterday faced a stiff challenge when a large cargo ship lost its rudder off the country’s southeast coast and narrowly avoided washing up on the shore. Read the full story

Darkness and rain greeted Reykjavik drivers this evening because of a city council money saving scheme. Read the full story

Finland’s defence forces have admitted having a secret list of all the places around the country where there could still be munitions left over from the Second World War. Read the full story

Two ambulances donated by Falck, the private emergency response service, are now operating as injection rooms for people addicted to drugs. Read the full story

A fire at Turku University Hospital on Friday 2nd September was caused by a short circuit in out-of-date electrical cabling, according to reports. Read the full story