Daily News from Scandinavia

Faroe Islands: Faroese short film “Ikki Illa Meint” wins at Cannes Film Festival +TRAILER!

NordenBladet - A short film by Faroese director, Andreas Høgenni, has won an award at the Cannes Film Festival. The film, titled “Ikki Illa...

Faroe Islands: Eco-friendly buses on Sandoy island, according to Heðin Mortensen, Minister of Transport,...

NordenBladet - The island of Sandoy* will be the first in the country to use eco-friendly buses that run on sustainable green energy, according...

Estonia: National Defence Committee delegation participates in the security forum of Defence Committees in...

NordenBladet — Chairman of the National Defence Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Andres Metsoja and member of the Committee Johannes Kert attend...

Foreign Affairs Committee: Estonia’s practical work in the UN Security Council is just beginning

NordenBladet — Today, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) was given an overview of the elections of non-permanent members of...

Estonia: The Riigikogu started the last regular working week of its spring session

NordenBladet — At today’s sitting, the Riigikogu approved the agenda for the working week, according to which 12 issues will be discussed. At Tuesday’s...

Faroe Islands: Tórshavn to become William Heinesen Icon City

NordenBladet - In 2014, the Hans Christian Andersen Foundation* took the initiative to form an active network of interesting European Icon cities, focusing on...

Norway: Crown Prince Haakon inspects Royal Guard at Akershus Fortress

NordenBladet - His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway inspected the Royal Guard at Akershus Fortress* on Friday morning. There were two significant...

Faroe Islands: Entrepreneur of the Year 2019 goes to Faroese software company FarPay

NordenBladet - Faroese software company, FarPay, has been awarded the title of Faroese ‘Entrepreneur of the Year 2019’. The company, which started in 2015...

Faroe Islands: Faroese athletes to compete at International Island Games in Gibraltar

NordenBladet - 100 Faroese athletes will compete in 10 sports at the International Island Games in Gibraltar in July. The Games started in the 1980s...

Estonia: A Bill restricting the use of hazardous substances passed the second reading in...

NordenBladet — The Bill on Amendments to the Waste Act, the Act on Amendments to the Waste Act, and the Act on Amendments to...