Nordic Travel Guides

Palaeontologists have made a groundbreaking discovery in Scandinavia, according to reports in Science Daily. Scientists discovered the fossilised remains of parrots which could be 55 million years old. The presence of the fossils indicates that parrots, a generally tropical species of bird, once inhabited the area of the world now known as Norway and Denmark.
The […]

IVANAhelsinki was chosen together with six European fashion brands to create design for new Coca Cola Light packages.The campaign Flight for Fashion are Bambi by Laura from Barcelona, Spain, Baum und Pferdgarted from Copenhagen, Denmark, Normaluisa from Milan, Italy, Miriam Ocariz from Madrid, Spain and Snooz from Berlin, Germany.

The cans and the campaign launched in […]

A cold snap has caused confusion in Sweden, as heavy snow fell on northern parts of the country on Saturday. According to reports in The Local, weather forecasts predict the freak storm will bring the season’s last snow.
Residents, geared up for spring, were not expecting the large amount of snow, which caused large-scale power cuts.
Evelyn […]

A small village in Sweden became the site of unexpected violence on Sunday night when seven people were assaulted on the streets. According to reports in The Local, a neo-Nazi group attacked people on their way to a festival promoting feminism, leaving one man in need of hospitalisation.
Farnebo Community College hosted a feminist festival which […]

Ron Olsen, the host of a local Scandinavian Hour radio programme in Seattle, died while on vacation in Norway, according to reports in the Ballard News-Tribune. He died on April 29th as the result of a car accident in Flekkefjord. He was 69 years old.
Olsen was in Southern Norway with his brother John when the […]

Actavis, a generic pharmaceuticals company based in Iceland, has signed a distribution agreement for a number of retail products with Australian company Generic Health.
The agreement marks an important step for Actavis in building its presence in the retail pharmaceutical market in Australia.
Generic Health is a fast-growing Australian owned and operated pharmaceutical company which sells and […]

On Saturday, Foreign Minister of Finland, Alexander Stubb, made a statement on the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE), speaking out against the government of Burma and their actions during the crisis left in the wake of Cyclone Nargis.
According to Stuff, the government’s refusal to grant access to relief workers and foreign aid deliveries designed to assist […]

On Thursday, a 20-year-old woman went missing from her home in western Sweden. Police now suspect that she is dead and have taken a man into custody for questioning in conjunction with the case, according to reports in The Local.
Nathalie Johansen was reported missing from Alingsas on Thursday but police believe she may already be […]

Credit default swap (CDS) levels on Icelandic banks have fallen considerably following credit agreements between Iceland and the central banks of Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
On Friday the Central Bank of Iceland announced a bilateral swap facility with its Nordic counterparts, borrowing up to 1.5 billion Euros ($2.3 billion) to help strengthen the country‘s reserves of […]

Iceland is becoming one of the fastest growing destinations for incentive travel in the world. Its success is partly due to its location, appealing to businesses in both Europe and North America, but also because of its unique landscape and the unusual activities on offer.
Incentive travel is a popular way for companies to improve team […]

Isle of Man based savings bank, Bradford & Bingley International, has launched two new fixed rate bonds.
A limited edition one year bond (Fixed Rate Bond Issue 40), is currently paying up to 6.50% with interest paid on maturity on 29 May 2009. The bond also offers a monthly interest option with up to 6.30% […]

Kristjan Mar Hauksson, director of Nordic eMarketing will speak at a seminar called International Search Engine Optimisation at the second annual Search Marketing Expo - SMX Advanced, taking place on 3rd and 4th June in Seattle.
Iceland-based Nordic eMarketing is a leading internet marketing company in Scandinavia and northern Europe, specialising in Search Engine Opimisation for […]

ORF Genetics, the privately owned Icelandic biotech company has opened a hydroponic “factory” for growing genetically engineered barley in southwest Iceland. The plant is powered and heated by geothermal energy.
The barley is grown using soil-free hydroponics on a specially designed conveyor belt system, meaning the company can simultaneously grow up to 90 different proteins at […]

A day at the beach for Stockholm police resulted in their officers learning how to handle snakes. On Sunday afternoon, a woman called police after discovering that she was sunbathing in the sand next to a boa constrictor.
According to reports in The Local, the warm weather prompted a woman to hit the beach in Hasselby, […]

Three Nordic central banks have lent Iceland credit of up to 1.5 billion euros ($2.3 billion) to strengthen the country‘s foreign currency reserves, reports The New York Times.
The deal, which was announced by the central banks of Sweden, Denmark and Norway on Friday, saw the Icelandic krona (ISK) appreciate 4.5 percent, reversing a slide of […]