Slide sheets for independent living might be the next big thing out of Iceland
The Snoozle Slide Sheet is a classic story of a person who had a problem, fixed it and then started selling the solution to the problem. Lilja Þorstei...
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Monster Drawing by an Icelandic Boy Chosen by IKEA
A few months ago, IKEA asked kids all over the world to send in drawings of monsters and other creatures. The winning pictures would be turned into st...
3,5 Tons of Icelandic Salt Sent to Denmark for Spa Products
Icelandic company Forval just sent out 3,5 tons of Icelandic salt to Denmark to be used in high-class spa products. The salt was manufactured by Saltv...
French Multinational Dairy Company Buys Majority in Icelandic Skyr Manufacturing Company
Sigurður Kjartan Hilmarsson, the founder of The Icelandic Milk and Skyr Company, has struck a deal to sell his and his friend’s 75% share in the...
Iceland Not Invited to a US Party in January
Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN, has sent an invitation to a multinational party early in January. Only the nations that voted with, abstaine...
Icelandair reached an agreement with air mechanics, ending strike for now
This is an update for news reported yesterday about the Icelandair mechanic strike. Negotiations between Icelandair and their air mechanics, whose str...
Icelandair encourages people to not come to Iceland amidst air mechanics strike.
Icelandair is trying to get its customers that were going to get a connection flight in Iceland between the USA and Europe to fly with other companies...
1984, Iceland’s largest hosting provider’s disastrous crash left 10.000 websites down for days
On November 15th, Iceland’s largest hosting provider, a company called 1984, experienced a very serious crash. Although the company has finally manage...