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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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