The Nordic Council's spring meeting took place yesterday in Alþingishúsið - the Icelandic national parliament building. 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

Today is Ascension Day and a public holiday in many countries around the world. In the Nordic region people have today off work and school. Continue Reading

At the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting yesterday the eight Arctic States signed an agreement on co-operation in aeronautical and maritime search and rescue in the Arctic. It will strengthen co-operation between the states in response to future accidents. Continue Reading

A Norwegian Labour Party Sami MP has caused outrage within his own ranks by denying that the Holocaust ever happened. Continue Reading

Well, it's that time of year again. The time of year for forgetting about the cold and darkness by eating and drinking one's own body weight every day with the people who matter the most. Merry Christmas from IceNews! Continue Reading

The electromagnetic storm which hit the upper atmosphere over Iceland, Scandinavia, Greenland and North America this week was the biggest since December 2006. Continue Reading

Nordic countries have long had a fondness for singing, but new research suggests that it should not just be confined to drunken social gatherings. Continue Reading

The newly drafted Swedish constitution has declared that the Saami are no longer an ethnic minority but a fully-fledged people. Continue Reading

The dwindling number of school children enrolling in remote areas of Lapland is causing concern for Finnish authorities. Continue Reading