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Finnish parents fined for circumcision

Finnish parents fined for circumcision

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

Posted in Culture, Finland, General, Lifestyle, MBL, Society, United Kingdom6 Comments

Iceland glacier popular within advertising and film location management

Iceland glacier popular within advertising and film location management

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

Posted in Culture, General, Iceland, International, Leisure, Travel5 Comments

Finnish website calls for politician and immigrant murders

Finnish website calls for politician and immigrant murders

An online hate website calling for the murder of immigrants and leading national politicians is under scrutiny from the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation, with early intelligence revealing that the Finnish-language site is administered by a notorious American neo-Nazi. Continue Reading

Posted in Culture, Finland, General, Lifestyle, MBL, Society, Technology, United States2 Comments

Danish newspaper settles cartoon dispute with Mohammed descendants

Danish newspaper settles cartoon dispute with Mohammed descendants

Danish newspaper Politiken has announced a settlement in the controversial Mohammed cartoon case, with the new agreement reached with descendants of the Prophet including an apology for any offence caused by the depictions. Politiken has become the first newspaper to do so, much to the dismay of fellow media publications. Continue Reading

Posted in Culture, Denmark, General, International, Lifestyle, MBL6 Comments

Denmark to soften Tibetan stance

Denmark to soften Tibetan stance

The Danish government is reconsidering its position on the Tibetan question following criticism that its statement made last December was too strong. Continue Reading

Posted in Culture, Denmark, General, International, MBL, Politics2 Comments

Finnish Lutheran Church in conflict

Finnish Lutheran Church in conflict

The Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church is desperately seeking reconciliation between conservatives and reformists as it searches for a new Archbishop to preside over what is becoming an increasingly acrimonious conflict. Continue Reading

Posted in Culture, Finland, General, Lifestyle, MBL, Society0 Comments

Danish councillor banned for anti-Muslim Facebook tirade

Danish councillor banned for anti-Muslim Facebook tirade

A young councillor with the Danish People’s Party has been ostracised from his political organisation following his posting of inflammatory comments on the social networking site Facebook. Continue Reading

Posted in Culture, Denmark, General, Lifestyle, MBL, Politics3 Comments

Designers making fashion work for charity

Designers making fashion work for charity

If you have been wondering why the Red Cross shop on Reykjavik’s Laugavegur shopping street is looking a bit different, read on... Continue Reading

Posted in Culture, General, Iceland, Leisure, Lifestyle, MBL2 Comments

Emigration damaging Greenland’s hopes for independence

Emigration damaging Greenland’s hopes for independence

The Greenlandic finance minister Palle Christiansen has declared the steady exodus of manpower from the country as the biggest hurdle facing Greenland’s ongoing quest for independence. Continue Reading

Posted in Culture, Denmark, General, Greenland, Lifestyle, MBL, Politics, Society4 Comments

New film looks at positive side of Iceland crash

New film looks at positive side of Iceland crash

Future of Hope is a new feature length documentary about some of the good things that are happening in post banking crisis Iceland. Continue Reading

Posted in Art, Culture, General, Iceland, MBL3 Comments

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