Consumer confidence in Iceland rose 1.4 percent in December
Reuters reports thtat Consumer confidence in Iceland is up 1.4 % in December from last month, but is down over 15 % from 2006. Figures from market res...
Iceland Leads EU27 in Broadband Penetration Rankings
US Broadband Uptake Grows to 86.3% Among Active Internet Users – December 2007 Bandwidth Report. Iceland (76%), the Netherlands (74%), Denmark (...
Assyrian teacher killed in Örebro
The Swedish community of Örebro was shocked this week when a lecturer at Örebro University was stabbed in the neck and killed. Dr. Fuat Deniz was an A...
Iceland is the best place to live
according to the UNDP Development Index published last November, Iceland has surpassed Norway as the best country to live in. Because of new life expe...
Record number of foreigners seek jobs in Finland
The need for foreign labour in Finland is being quickly filled by a growing number of foreigners seeking work-related resident permits. By November th...
The treatment of Lillendahl by US customs was unacceptable
The Icelandic government has asked for an explanation from the US authorities about the treatment of Erla Ósk Lilliendahl, an Icelandic native that go...
Makeover for online Icelandic retailer Nordic Store
Nordic Store, which specializes in selling Icelandic products online, has been recently redesigned and relaunched in time for Christmas. The Iceland b...
Iceland’s winter whoopers a feat of bird aviation
This year the UK Wildfowl & Wetland Trust (WWT) and its partners in Iceland and Ireland are working together with new technology to gain insights ...