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Nordic tax fraud probe stretches to Bahamas

Nordic tax fraud probe stretches to Bahamas

An information sharing contract has been signed between the Nordic nations and the Bahamas, intended to hinder Nordic tax evasion. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Denmark, Finland, General, Iceland, International, MBL, Norway, Politics, Society, Sweden, Travel2 Comments

Pirates seize Norwegian tanker

Pirates seize Norwegian tanker

The Norwegian-owned UBT Ocean oil-product tanker, along with its 21-member crew, has been captured by Somali pirates in the waters of the Indian Ocean. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, General, International, MBL, Norway, Travel1 Comment

Cabinet reshuffle on the way for Icelandic government?

Cabinet reshuffle on the way for Icelandic government?

Some argue the Icelandic government has been weakened by Saturday’s massive ‘no’vote in the Icesave referendum and nobody believes its domestic position was improved by it. As a result, members are calling for something to be done. Continue Reading

Posted in General, Iceland, MBL, Politics4 Comments

Finnish PM wades into Milk War

Finnish PM wades into Milk War

Matti Vanhanen, the Finnish Prime Minister, has declared that he will personally boycott the chain of grocery stores operated by the S chain as an objection to their decision to phase out from some of their stores milk produced by the country’s largest dairy organisation, Valio. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Finland, General, MBL, Politics, Sweden1 Comment

Icelandic energy pays price for aluminium profits

Icelandic energy pays price for aluminium profits

Nordural (Century Aluminium) pays a quarter less for its electricity in Iceland than the global average. This was revealed in a confidential leaked document to RUV. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Energy, Environment, General, Iceland, International, MBL, Politics8 Comments

Hollywood murder sees Swedish rapper jailed for life

Hollywood murder sees Swedish rapper jailed for life

David Moses Jassy, the Swedish hip-hop and rap artist known as Monopoly, has been sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in jail by a Los Angeles court for his role in the 2008 murder of a Hollywood jazz pianist. Continue Reading

Posted in General, MBL, Sweden, United States1 Comment

The View from Here, No. 1

The View from Here, No. 1

The first in a regular series of columns by Chay Lemoine: Gudny Halldorsdottir’s Honour of the House Continue Reading

Posted in General, Iceland, MBL0 Comments

Finnish parents fined for circumcision

Finnish parents fined for circumcision

A Helsinki couple has been fined by the District Court for allowing their baby son to be circumcised. Continue Reading

Posted in Culture, Finland, General, Lifestyle, MBL, Society, United Kingdom6 Comments

‘No’ to Icesave does not damage Iceland’s credit rating

‘No’ to Icesave does not damage Iceland’s credit rating

The result of Iceland's so-called Icesave referendum has no effect on the creditworthiness of the nation, at least not directly. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, General, Iceland, MBL21 Comments

Iceland glacier popular within advertising and film location management

Iceland glacier popular within advertising and film location management

Iceland’s Vatnajokull glacier national park is synonymous with unique advertising and film location management settings. The Jokulsarlon lagoon has previously been used as a thrilling backdrop for box office smash hits ‘A View to a Kill’ and ‘Die Another Die’, as part of the James Bond series. Continue Reading

Posted in Culture, General, Iceland, International, Leisure, Travel5 Comments

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