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Nordic tax fraud probe stretches to Bahamas

Nordic tax fraud probe stretches to Bahamas

An information sharing contract has been signed between the Nordic nations and the Bahamas, intended to hinder Nordic tax evasion. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Denmark, Finland, General, Iceland, International, MBL, Norway, Politics, Society, Sweden, Travel2 Comments

Pirates seize Norwegian tanker

Pirates seize Norwegian tanker

The Norwegian-owned UBT Ocean oil-product tanker, along with its 21-member crew, has been captured by Somali pirates in the waters of the Indian Ocean. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, General, International, MBL, Norway, Travel1 Comment

Icelandic energy pays price for aluminium profits

Icelandic energy pays price for aluminium profits

Nordural (Century Aluminium) pays a quarter less for its electricity in Iceland than the global average. This was revealed in a confidential leaked document to RUV. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Energy, Environment, General, Iceland, International, MBL, Politics8 Comments

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

Social media policy lacking in the Swedish workplace

Social media policy lacking in the Swedish workplace

A new survey has revealed that a mere seven percent of Swedish businesses have a formal social media policy which covers how staff can access websites such as Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook during work hours. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, General, International, Leisure, MBL, Sweden, Technology1 Comment

Iceland international airport prepares for increase in flight traffic

Iceland international airport prepares for increase in flight traffic

Keflavik International Airport in Iceland is preparing for expansive incoming flight traffic within the next few months, due to the increased attention brought to the country by the current economical dispute. Continue Reading

Posted in General, Iceland, International, Leisure, Travel3 Comments

Danish economists content to kill off small farms

Danish economists content to kill off small farms

The Danish government’s new agricultural platform, aimed at helping farmers, has been questioned by industry experts who see the move as potentially damaging to agricultural efficiency. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Denmark, Environment, General, MBL, Politics4 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

Swedish hemp farmer awarded compensation

Swedish hemp farmer awarded compensation

After a decade-long struggle, a Swedish hemp farmer from Halland has won a favourable court ruling which declared the state’s seizure of his crop illegal. For all the legal wrangling, which was heard in both Swedish and European courts, the man was awarded just SEK 10,000 (USD 1,500) compensation. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Environment, European Union, General, MBL, Sweden3 Comments

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