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Iceland: Screaming Tourists Campaign receives Digiday Award
NordenBladet – The marketing campaign Let it Out, released by Inspired Iceland last summer, received a Digiday Award January 28 for the best creative campaign/program, mbl.is reports. M&C Saatchi & Peel wrote the script for the campaign and did the
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Iceland: GuĂ°laug pool nominated for Mies van der Rohe Award
NordenBladet – The natural pool GuĂ°laug on Langisandur beach, in Akranes, West Iceland, has been nominated for the 2022 Mies van der Rohe Award – the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture, mbl.is reports. The prize is awarded every other
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Iceland: 22,000 tremors in Reykjanes peninsula, Southwest Iceland last year
NordenBladet – Some parts of Iceland tremble more than others, and last year, a total of 22,000 tremors registered on the Reykjanes* peninsula, Southwest Iceland, MorgunblaĂ°iĂ° reports. Most of those were less than 3 in magnitude. This continuous seismic activity
Read MoreIceland: Icelandic man becomes first in world to receive double arm and shoulder transplant
NordenBladet — Icelander Guðmundur Felix Grétarsson became the first patient in the world to receive a double-arm-and-shoulder transplant, undergoing the groundbreaking surgery in Lyon, France. The operation, which took place in mid-January, lasted a whopping 14-hours and was comprised of
Read MoreTurning point in Iceland-Greenland relations emerge with new report
NordenBladet — Several propositions to strengthen relations between Iceland and Greenland have emerged as part of a new report officially handed in by the former Icelandic Minister of Foreign Affairs, Össur Skarphéðinsson. The report, “Iceland and Greenland’s cooperation in the
Read MoreIceland: Holuhraun set to be home for testing of new Mars exploration drones
NordenBladet — Holuhraun, the lava field in the Central Highlands of Iceland, is set to be the test site for RAVEN, a USD 3.1 million project funded by NASA, labeled as a next-generation Mars exploration concept. According to SpaceRef, RAVEN
Read MoreIceland: Music streamed 1.2 billion times in Iceland during 2020
NordenBladet — According to RUV, Icelanders streamed music 1.2 billion times during 2020, as shown from data provided by the Icelandic Association of Record Publishing Companies. Spotify was noted as the dominating streaming service, with Icelanders streaming on the platform
Read MoreIceland: North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission holds it 39th annual meeting
NordenBladet — NEAFC is the intergovernmental organisation responsible for fisheries management in international waters in the North-East Atlantic. Its Contracting Parties are Denmark (in respect of the Faroe Islands and Greenland), the European Union, Iceland, Norway, the Russian Federation and
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Iceland adopts the WTTC global safety and hygiene stamp
NordenBladet — Iceland is among 145 destinations to adopt the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) global safety and hygiene stamp, which was launched earlier this year. The Safe Travels stamp was developed as the first of its kind to
Read MoreIceland: Mál og Menning Book Store permanently closed after 59 years
NordenBladet – Most people who have visited ReykjavĂk are no doubt familiar with the Mál og Menning book store, at Laugavegur 18. On Friday, it was announced that the store has been permanently closed. “The day Laugavegur became a pedestrian
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