Norway claims overfishing in Barents Sea greatly reduced
Illegal fishing activity in the Barents Sea appears to have been greatly reduced thanks to the joint efforts of the Norwegian and Russian governments....
Finland gales force power grids to fail
This week’s high winds in Finland have left thousands of homes without power and engineers struggling to get supplied reconnected. Among the worst hit...
Iceland receives Fossil of the Day award. Not something to be proud of
The Climate Action Network (CAN), a coalition of over 450 NGOs worldwide, gives out three ‘Fossil of The Day’ awards to the countries who ...
Norway opens first stretch of hydrogen highway
More than a dozen hydrogen-powered cars participated in a rally race of sorts to mark the opening of a 560-kilometre stretch of highway that is conven...
Finland rejects Russian call to change freight system
Finland’s transport minister was joined by the Finnish hauliers’ lobby in rejecting a proposal by the Russian Federal Customs Service that wants to mo...
Earthquakes in Iceland
Iceland’s south western Reykjanes Peninsula has been experiencing a huge amount of seismic activity in recent days.
New family moves onto Surtsey Island, no parties allowed
A golden plover with four eggs was found by an expedition to Surtsey island off the south coast of Iceland this week in order to set up a permanent un...
Nordic outrage at North Korea nuclear test
Nordic foreign ministers have spoken out in condemnation of North Korea’s Sunday nuclear weapons test on home soil. Ossur Skarphedinsson, Iceland’s fo...