For the first time today members of the Nordic Council offered to meet the public before their official meeting; but only four applications were received. Continue Reading

At the dawn of 2012 IceNews would like to wish you a happy and healthy year ahead and to thank you for reading and commenting over the last year. Continue Reading

A whole street in the Faroe Islands capital has been sealed off in an attempt to recreate Christmas spirit, old style. Continue Reading

A fundraising campaign has kicked off in Iceland to collect money for the Faroe Islands' search & rescue organisation, which worked extremely hard to protect lives and property when the islands were recently ravaged by a hurricane-force storm. Continue Reading

Police in the Faroese capital of Tórshavn yesterday evening cordoned off parts of the city centre after a man was found dead in a public area. Continue Reading

Storm Berit, which lashed the Faroe Islands yesterday evening, is approaching Norway. Meteorologists are predicting possibly the worst weather for 50 years. Offshore oil rigs are expected to be alright; but owners of buildings in northern Norway are being advised to secure loose objects and stay indoors. Waves as tall as 25 metres are expected.

Widespread damage to property occurred in the Faroe Islands yesterday evening and night, as a fierce Atlantic storm raged by. Continue Reading

Greenland and the Faroe Islands have agreed on how much Greenlandic fishermen can catch in Faroese waters in 2012, and how much the Faroese fishing fleet will be able to take from Greenland's waters. Continue Reading

The Nordic Council has released its Nordic Statistics Handbook 2011, which contains all sorts of interesting facts about life in the Nordic region over the last year. Continue Reading

The combined Nordic  consumer agencies are investigating whether advertising laws have been broken on the social networking website, Facebook. Continue Reading