With Eurovision 2013 done and dusted, the annual talent fest will now move across the Øresund after Denmark triumphed in Malmo. Speculation is already underway as to which city will be the next host.
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Where to host Eurovision 2014?
Posted on 22 May 2013.
Posted in Denmark, Entertainment, Music0 Comments
Overseas creditors might have to accept losses
Posted on 22 May 2013.
Foreign bondholders hoping to recoup their full investments in Iceland’s three collapsed banks will be eyeing the new government nervously. Anti-austerity election pledges have threatened to force accepted losses on them.
Posted in Finance, Iceland0 Comments
Denmark’s unemployed to get benefits extension
Posted on 21 May 2013.
There’s relief for some 30,000 unemployed whose benefits were set to expire later this year. The government has decided to extend the benefits period to four years.
Posted in Denmark, Society0 Comments
Icelandic music festival Reykjavik Music Mess to take place this weekend
Posted on 21 May 2013.
The annual Icelandic music festival Reykjavik Music Mess is set to take place this weekend (May 24-26) at Volta and Kex Hostel in downtown Reykjavik, Iceland.
Posted in Culture, Entertainment, Iceland, Lifestyle, Music0 Comments
Denmark wins Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Posted on 21 May 2013.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2013 which took place in Malmö, Sweden on Saturday night saw the victory of Denmark with the song “Only Teardrops” sung by twenty year old Emmelie de Forest.
Posted in Denmark, Entertainment, Leisure, Music, Sweden1 Comment
Is Russian on its way to becoming Finland’s No. 2 language?
Posted on 19 May 2013.
Finland has steadily been filling up with Russian immigrants and if the trend continues, they will outnumber Swedish speakers as the largest language minority in the country.
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Swede’s faith in Euro hits rock bottom
Posted on 18 May 2013.
Troubles in Europe with the single currency have left a crisis of confidence as other European nations lose faith in ever adopting it as a currency. In Sweden a recent survey revealed just 9 per cent would welcome the euro in place of the krona.
Posted in Finance, Sweden0 Comments
BBC blog uncovers why crime is scarce in Iceland
Posted on 17 May 2013.
In a recent blog posted on the BBC news magazine website, U.S. law student Andrew Clark uncovers why Iceland has some of the lowest crime rates in the world.
