The couple Eymundur and Eygló welcomed the guest and invited her to stay in a small wooden cabin called “Lísuhús”, a very comforting a nice place. It was like being in the middle of a movie happening somewhere in Scandinavia, staying...
The recent cold snap is likely to continue into next week, with average temperatures set to be about 3-4 degrees Celsius cooler than normal for this time of year.
The Green Party say the proposed language and "life in Sweden" exams will make it more difficult for people to integrate. The Sweden Democrat Party say newcomers to Sweden should learn more than just beginner's Swedish to pass the...
Icelandair’s first scheduled flight to Prague in the Czech Republic, took off from Keflavík International Airport this morning. Upon landing in Prague, passengers received a generous welcome as fire trucks sprayed the traditional honor...
The Järva political week carried on, with the Sweden Democrats and Green party addressing the public on Thursday. In his speech, the Green party's spokesperson Per Bolund highlighted what he called inequality in society and racism....
Scandinavian airlines is releasing tickets for its first ever electric flights, expected to take place in Sweden, Denmark and Norway in 2028. Electric planes are under development in numerous countries as the aviation industry targets...
The deal is valued at around 208 million euros and includes user and maintenance training, along with a provision for the procurement of up to 70 additional vehicles.
The first day of June greeted the residents of Þórshöfn with warm weather and in the afternoon the temperature was still 20 degrees Celsius high. The sea swimming group of women that call themselves “Baðbombur” or Bathing Queens used the...
After the recent execution in Iran of the Swedish-Iranian dual citizen Habib Chaab, there's growing concern that a similar fate will befall the imprisoned Swedish-Iranian physician and researcher Ahmadreza Djalali who was sentenced to...
The outgoing minister's comments come as news outlets report the parties aiming to form Finland's next coalition government have discussed making changes to abortion legislation.
Russia established a consulate on the demilitarised Åland islands in 1940 following the end of the Winter War and the signing of the Moscow Peace Treaty.
On the opening day of Järvaveckan, a political festival held every year in the north of Stockholm, campaigners discussed the future of fighting crime and stopping young people from being drawn in to criminal gangs. Anja Nordenfeldt is...
Sweden's new anti-terrorism legislation is now in force, making it illegal to arrange meetings or provide logistical or financial help to terrorist organisations. The law, introduced today, began to take shape after the terrorist attack...
Iceland has joined a UK-led training programme for Ukrainian soldiers. The programme aims to train trainers in combat medicine so that they can pass on their knowledge to other soldiers in the field.
The prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased the most last month, according to the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices published by Statistics Finland on Thursday.
Blocking access to the internet is becoming a more common problem and can be done by governments and regimes even for just a short time in limited locations to prevent protests. Iranian activist and rapper Justina told Radio Sweden:...
The Järva political week comprising speeches by political party leaders, companies and organisations meeting the public is now taking place on a sports field in a northwestern Stockholm suburb. On Wednesday, Magdalena Andersson of the...
By the end of last year, 40,000 people over the age of 64 had debts with the Swedish national debt default agency, Kronofogden. An analysis by the agency shows that as many as half those in debt have been registered with Kronofogden for...
“Naturally, afterwards you think: Jesus, what if we’d just been sitting around with the fire under us a little longer?” Margrét Ásta Ívarsdóttir tells mbl.is, but in a few minutes her family’s car caught fire.
Carl Hammer, Chief Strategist at the Swedish bank SEB, says the Swedish krona will be weak for some time to come. Holidays abroad and transferring money overseas are becoming more and more expensive. One-hundred SEK is worth...
Arnar Sigurðsson, founder of the start-up company East of Moon, says it is a myth that value is not created by the government and that the City of Reykjavík should not be wavering about starting a business.
Food costs rising as much as 30 percent are a major challenge for many municipalities when it comes to providing nutritious school meals. A survey published today by Sweden's National Agency for Education, which looked into the costs of...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has once again urged Turkey and Hungary to ratify Sweden's accession to Nato as quickly as possible. Blinken was speaking to reporters at a news conference in Luleå in northern Sweden where he was...
Iceland is far below the OECD average when it comes to urban green areas. Only 3.5% of urban areas are organized as green areas in Iceland compared to the OECD average of 17%.