Norway will today break the five million inhabitants barrier, the country’s statistics bureau predicts.
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Norway population tops five million
Posted on 19 March 2012.
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Fierce opposition to ‘mega-municipality’ plans
Posted on 19 February 2012.
A government panel in Finland has revealed proposals for a massive overhaul of the country’s municipal structure, cutting local authorities from 336 to between 66 and 70.
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Icelandic population continued upward trend between years
Posted on 14 February 2012.
On the 1st January this year there were 319,573 people living in Iceland – which is around 1,100 more than a year before and a population increase of 0.4 percent.
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PM disputes Iceland emigration crisis
Posted on 14 December 2011.
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland, says that the number of people moving away from Iceland this year is no more than in an average year — despite extensive media coverage to the contrary.
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Icelandic residents urged to help birds in cold weather
Posted on 08 December 2011.
Icelandic ornithologists have appealed to the media, asking them to remind people of the importance of feeding garden birds during extended cold snaps like the one currently gripping the country.
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More foreigners moving to Iceland than predicted and fewer moving away
Posted on 22 November 2011.
So far this year approximately the same number of foreign citizens have moved to Iceland as have moved away.
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Young families biggest group moving away from Iceland
Posted on 09 November 2011.
Young people with children are the biggest group emigrating from Iceland, according to Statistics Iceland. Last year around 2,000 more people moved away from Iceland than in an average year.
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Icelanders happier with life at home than before financial crash
Posted on 26 September 2011.
According to university researchers, Icelanders are generally happier in their family lives now than before the financial crash. It is thought that shorter working hours and men doing more of the household chores are big reasons for the change.
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