Finnish grammar grumps’ noun praised
A Finnish name for a grammar pendant has been praised by an American website, which picked out the top foreign words that should be assimilated into t...
The Living in Copenhagen Diary entry number two: Snakke Dansk?
The second in a new series of light-hearted columns about life as a foreigner living in the Danish capital.
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Institute of Foreign Languages becomes UN Cultural Institute
The Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Institute of Foreign Languages in Iceland will from now on be a part of UNESCO and will be called the United Nations Cultura...
Gaming geeks better at English
Finnish boys are pulling in better grades in English than Finnish girls because they spend more time playing computer games, according to a new report...
Summer courses in Icelandic language in full swing
Every summer hundreds of foreign students visit Iceland in order to learn the Icelandic language. This year, over a hundred of them are studying in th...
Free online Greenlandic language course launched
Since its release a year ago, Sermersooq.dk has received over 10,000 visitors. The website provides Danish – Greenlandic, Greenlandic – Da...
Military interpreter denied residency
An interpreter who risks his life alongside Danish soldiers in Afghanistan has been refused a residency permit despite coming to the country almost a ...
Icelandic Language Day celebrated today
Today is the Day of the Icelandic Language – deliberately timed to coincide with the birthday of the famous poet, author and naturalist Jonas Ha...