American president election: Barack Obama’s team encouraged by voters turn out
According to the BBC some 29.000.000 people have gone through the pre-voting in the American president election. There is a strong feeling that histor...
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Copenhagen gets radical new mega-mall
Copenhagen is planning to set another Nordic record by hosting Scandinavia’s largest shopping centre – despite the fact that Field’s is already in Cop...
Dildos rain down at Stockholm ice hockey match
The message was unmistakable as fans of the Stockholm-based ice hockey team AIK expressed their distaste for former AIK player Jan Huokko when his new...
Nordic chefs serve up Culinary Olympic gold
The 2008 Culinary Olympics, held in Erfurt, Germany, were a successful venture for a team of Finnish chefs, who served up a meal worth its weight in g...
Worries rise over Oslo gang war
Police in Oslo are becoming more concerned that a spate of shootings in the Norwegian capital is the result of an escalation of tensions between rival...
Norway wants passport control for Svalbard
In a move that surprised just about everyone in Norway’s government, the Justice Ministry announced suddenly that it wants all travellers to and from ...
Iceland is obviously quite a bit cheaper these days says Times Online
“Iceland is obviously quite a bit cheaper than it was this time last year, mainly because the whole country went bust.” This is how a text...
Icelandic delicacies served in new harbour restaurant
A new Icelandic cuisine restaurant in Hofn in Hornafjordur is now open. Its name, Humarhofnin, means ‘The langoustine harbour’ and is quit...