Iceland

Eriksson ready for play again

Magdalena Eriksson is ready to play again, after a knee injury that has kept her away from football during the autumn. It has been tough, among the toughest I've experienced, says the national team star.

Zelensky speaks at the Nordic Council meeting in Reykjavik

Emissions are increasing – but maybe for the last time

What countries say they will do to reduce emissions is one thing. What they actually do is something entirely different, notes the UN in an important report. But maybe the emission stop has now actually been reached.

Norrman receives the Nordic Council's Literature Prize

The Norwegian author Niels Fredrik Dahl receives the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for the novel "Father's Back", according to Norwegian critics a highlight of his authorship. It is a great honor, he says.

Pension blow for Swedish women – worst in the Nordic region

Swedish women are not only losers compared to men when they retire. Nowhere else in the Nordic countries is the system as unequal as in Sweden, a new report shows.

Many arrested in operation in the Baltic Sea region

57 people have been arrested and several kilograms of narcotics have been seized in a Swedish-led European operation against organized theft and synthetic drugs in the Baltic Sea region.

Iceland's Government Resigns – Calls for New Elections

Iceland's government resigns and new elections are announced in November according to the country's prime minister. The government crisis is caused by deep divisions between the three coalition parties.

The unexpected discovery about the Vikings' hunt for walruses

The Vikings on Greenland hunted walruses significantly further up in the waters of North American Arctic than previously thought. This strengthens the thesis that the Vikings had contact with North American peoples, hundreds of years before colonization. It was very early contacts with the Arctic indigenous population, says Peter Jordan at Lund University.

The Minister: Swedish gangs behind crimes on Iceland

The Nordic authorities want to catch the fraudsters

The Nordic police authorities are working against the wind to combat online fraudsters, who last year are estimated to have swindled the equivalent of 9.4 billion kronor, according to a new survey. But the police forces of the countries have several ideas on how to catch the fraudsters.

Polar bear shot – believed to have drifted to Iceland

Sei Whale Harpooned in Japan – First in 48 Years

Japan has shown off its first catch of a sei whale – the world's second-largest animal after the blue whale. It is the first catch in nearly 50 years of the vulnerable species.

Germany introduces border controls – is Schengen under threat?

Germany's announced border controls are causing tremors in what has been hailed as the EU's greatest creation. Now, concern is growing for the Schengen Area's free movement – and its very existence.

Summer 2024 the Warmest on Record

The summer of 2024 was the warmest so far that the EU's climate service Copernicus has recorded, globally. It is estimated to increase the likelihood that the year as a whole will be the warmest on record.

Roma comes to Borås in the European League

Elfsborg will face tough opposition in the new league format of the European League. The Borås club will receive Roma at home and also await a trip to London to take on Tottenham.

One Dead in Collapsed Ice Cave – More Sought with Saws

Search discontinued in ice cave – one dead

The police in Iceland are discontinuing the search at the collapsed ice cave. No one is believed to be missing anymore.

New volcanic eruption on Iceland – tourist destination evacuated

A new volcanic eruption has occurred on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland, reports Rúv. The popular tourist destination Blue Lagoon and parts of the coastal town of Grindavík have once again been evacuated.

"Passage" May Win Major Film Prize

Uncertain effect of leisure card: "Must try something new"

The Government is investing hundreds of millions on a leisure card to get more children to start exercising. But the Minister of Sports does not know if it has any effect. You can never be sure, but we must take new grips, says Jakob Forssmed (Christian Democrats).

Sun is replaced by thunderstorms as a cold front moves in

Up to 28 degrees and sunshine are replaced by rain and lower temperatures. Locally, it can mean extensive rain with embedded thunderstorms.

Clear: Here are Sweden's opponents in the European Championship playoff

Luxembourg – followed by the winner between Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia. This is the obstacle for the Swedish women's national team on their way to the European Championship in football in Switzerland next year.