Viking exploration of Hudson Bay will continue in 2013 when descendants of the first Viking voyagers to reach North America 1,000 years ago sail into the Arctic from Churchill, Manitoba. Read the full story
Posted on 28 January 2012.
Viking exploration of Hudson Bay will continue in 2013 when descendants of the first Viking voyagers to reach North America 1,000 years ago sail into the Arctic from Churchill, Manitoba. Read the full story
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Posted on 20 January 2012.
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
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Posted on 15 January 2012.
Around 21,000 foreign tourists left Iceland through Keflavík International Airport in December; which is about 11 percent more than in December 2010. Read the full story
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Posted on 13 January 2012.
The Danish flight crews’ union has decided to assist the country’s federation of labour unions in its action against Primera Air, which is a Danish charter airline under Icelandic ownership. The federation of unions aims to begin its campaign on 1st February. Read the full story
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Posted on 10 January 2012.
Despite yesterday’s news that Iceland was experiencing a mid-winter thaw, a storm hitting the country today is causing widespread disruption and all unnecessary travel is strongly discouraged. Many cars are stuck and at least one electricity cable is down. Read the full story
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Posted on 09 January 2012.
The Ice and snow which have covered Iceland for an uncommonly long time began to melt this weekend, causing extremely slippery conditions and danger for pedestrians and drivers alike. Read the full story
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Posted on 08 January 2012.
The border of southeastern Finland and Russia saw a record number of crossings over the past year. Read the full story
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Posted on 27 December 2011.
Charges for seeing doctors and for prescription medicines in Iceland are set to increase on 1st January and the cost of ambulance transport for foreign tourists and those without state medical insurance is also set to increase Read the full story
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Posted on 07 December 2011.
It is predicted that over 5,000 Icelanders will visit Boston this season — the vast majority on Christmas shopping trips. The American city has seldom, if ever before, been so popular among Icelandic travellers. Read the full story
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Posted on 16 November 2011.
Roughly a year after construction began on Iceland’s new methanol fuel factory, it has now opened and is at full production capacity. Its environmentally-friendlier renewable fuel may well be used in almost every car in the country. The factory is the first of its kind in the world. Read the full story
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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?
Explore Vatnajökull and Jökulsárlón in Iceland with Glacier Lagoon tour
Ocean turbine designer: “Iceland could up its energy production twentyfold”
