Professor Oystein Noreng of the Norwegian School of Management argued in his column for Dagsavisen this weekend that Norway should support Iceland financially, and potentially even enter into monetary union with Iceland and jointly co-manage fish stocks. Continue Reading

It’s Christmas Day once more and the Nordic countries have been celebrating since early yesterday evening. Continue Reading

Icelandic Minister for Fisheries, Jon Bjarnason has officially recognised an invitation sent to him from the European Union, the Faroe Islands and Norway asking Iceland to participate in Mackerel quota setting in the Northeast Atlantic. The meeting will take place March and this is the first time Iceland has been asked to attend. Continue Reading

Officials from both the Faroe Islands and Greenland have declared that they are tired of being referred to as territories of the Danish kingdom. Their desire is to be called “countries” by the intergovernmental Nordic region rather than self-governing territories. Continue Reading

Many things come up for discussion at meetings of Nordic Prime Ministers. One thing on the PMs’ agenda todayhas particularly piqued public interest: Swedish historian Gunnar Wetterberg’s suggestion that the Nordic countries revive the Kalmar Union and become one single nation once more. Continue Reading

The predicted life expectancy of Icelandic men is the highest in the Nordic countries. In addition to this, Icelandic women come a close second to the Swedes. The predicted life expectancy of a newborn boy in Iceland today is 79.6 years – a Nordic record. Continue Reading

Among the items under discussion in yesterday’s meeting between Icelandic Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir and Faroese premier Kaj Leo Johannesen was the Faroe Islands’ recent first hand experience with severe financial crisis and emigration in the 1990s. Continue Reading

Environmental and climate issues were at the forefront at the Nordic Climate Solutions conference and expo held on 8th and 9th September in the Bella Center, Copenhagen. A special expo was organised this year to run alongside the main conference, where companies specialising in energy efficiency and renewable energy were able to exhibit. Continue Reading

A total of 22 companies listed on the Copenhagen stock exchange are in danger of going bankrupt. Two of the companies have strong ties to Iceland: the Faroese oil company Atlantic Petroleum and the Danish brewer Royal Unibrew, in which Stodir (formerly FL Group) holds a 16 percent stake and Straumur holds five percent. Continue Reading

The Vestnorden Travel Mart is a joint project of the Greenlandic, Faroese and Icelandic tourist boards. The honour of holding the event rotates between the countries and this year Greenland is in charge of presenting the show, which will be in Copenhagen on 16 and 17 September. The choice of location on the European mainland ensures that buyers and exhibitors are all able to reach the venue easily. Continue Reading