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Cheap flights to Iceland offered by WOW air

WOW air, Iceland’s only budget airline, is offering cheap flights to Iceland, which has recently been announced as the friendliest country in the world according to a recent report by the World Economic Forum.

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Swedish Customs workers grow marijuana plants on the job

Police recently reported two Swedish Customs employees who grew cannabis plants on the job. The customs workers, based in the southern Swedish community of Helsingborg, said they grew the plants strictly for research purposes.

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Reykjavik4you ranked second for lodging in Reykjavik on TripAdvisor

Reykjavik4you has been ranked second out of a total of forty-six in the speciality lodging in Reykjavík category on the popular travel website TripAdvisor.

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Kadeco to share algae production opportunities at European Algae Biomass Conference 2013

Kadeco, the Icelandic development company, will be sharing the algae production opportunities at the Ásbru Enterprise Park during ACI’s 3rd annual European Algae Biomass Conference, taking place between 24th – 25th April 2013 in Vienna, Austria.

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St Petersburg welcomes record number of Finnish visitors

The number of Finnish tourists who have chosen the historic Russian city of St Petersburg as a holiday destination is expected to reach a record high this year. Last year, about 270,000 passengers boarded boats between St Petersburg and the Finnish capital of Helsinki.

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Start off on the wrong foot and you’ll have a good journey – Iceland blog

It’s mid April, yet there is still bitter winter here in the North of Iceland, where team Iceland Unlimited is located at the moment. Four days ago we embarked on a journey around Iceland to scout out new accommodation options and find some lesser known attractions.

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Increased seismic activity around Hekla volcano raises concern

The Police in Hvolsvöllur and the Civil Defense department have expressed concern over increased seismic activity around Hekla volcano in the past few days. Seven tremors have been measured in the last two weeks, a frequency which has never been matched since Hekla’s previous eruption. 

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BIOEFFECT EGF SERUM skin care product wins award at GALA SPA AWARDS 2013

Popular skin care product BIOEFFECT EGF SERUM, by the Icelandic innovation company Sif Cosmetics, has received the internationally renowned GALA SPA AWARDS 2013 for Innovation Concept, during an awards ceremony held in Baden-Baden, Germany on Saturday 16th March 2013.

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