Roughguides Loves Reykjavík
Reykjavík finds itself at the top of the list of cities to visit, recently published by Roughguides, the popular guide book publisher. The list, poste...
IKEA Offers Store Credit to Syrian Refugees
Fifty-five Syrian refugees will be migrating to Iceland from a refugee camp in Lebanon in January 2016 and the Icelandic IKEA store has plans to assis...
30 Million EUR Credit Line to Iceland’s Economy
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has just announced that it will be cooperating with Iceland’s largest bank, Landsbankinn, to create a five-year loan ...
Iceland’s Tjarnargatan Nominated for European Excellence Award
Icelandic creative production agency Tjarnargatan has been nominated for the European Excellence Award for an ad campaign released in Norway earlier t...
Denmark Gears Up for Black Friday
Although there is no historical precedent for the American Thanksgiving holiday in Europe, some countries have decided to adopt select traditions asso...
Saga Map Project Gains Recognition
The Icelandic Saga Map, an interactive online project that enables users to visually navigate people, places, and events in the Icelandic Sagas, has b...
Icelandic Band Kaleo Featured in New HBO Series
A new HBO series, “Vinyl,” co-produced by Mick Jagger and Martin Scorcese, will feature a song by the Icelandic indie-rock group Kaleo. According to K...
Study in Denmark puts Social Media to the Test
A recent study by the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen suggests that abstaining from Facebook may improve quality of life. Researchers condu...