The mother of suspected Swedish serial killer Peter Mangs admitted to police that he had expressed racist views before he was arrested for a string of immigrant shootings in Malmö. Continue Reading

Environmental groups have welcomed the news that Iceland’s lone fin whaler is abandoning the hunt this year. Continue Reading

Tourists visiting Iceland this summer have the opportunity to experience a unique volcano tour in the interior of Þríhnúkagígur, a volcano that has been dormant for roughly 4,000 years. Continue Reading

A Chinese businessman has been given initial approval to rent a plot of land in Iceland and develop it into a vast tourism and nature retreat. Continue Reading

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, The President of Iceland, will be opening the first ever Startup Iceland conference at Ásbrú Enterprise Park Iceland on May 30, 2012. Continue Reading

A Swedish man accused of shooting scores of immigrants in Malmo has begun his trial this week. Continue Reading

LS Retail Partner Conference 2012, a business software solutions event, kicked off in Reykjavík today, with an impressive turnout of over 200 guests from 37 different countries. Continue Reading

Norway’s state-owned Statoil firm has signed a deal with Russian oil giant Rosneft to explore the sea around the Arctic. Continue Reading

A Chechen couple featured in the award-winning Finnish documentary The 3 Rooms of Melancholia has been granted asylum in Finland. Continue Reading

New research looking into the speed at which Greenland’s glaciers are slipping into the ocean suggests that previously predicted rises in sea-levels are unlikely. Continue Reading