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Back to homepageSixty-five percent of Iceland’s Íslandsbanki to be sold
NordenBladet — According to Iceland’s state holding company, ISFI, the country is set to sell its sixty-five percent stake in Íslandsbanki over the next two years. In 2021, Iceland sold off thirty-five percent of its ownership in Íslandsbanki, which was
Read MoreBitcoin miners lose power in Iceland
NordenBladet — Bitcoin miners in Iceland have recently had their power cut by Landsvirkjun, the National Iceland electrical company Land, due to a variety of issues at a power station. According to a representative at Landsvirkjun, a series of issues,
Read MoreIceland: Outstanding Artistic Achievement goes to Iceland
NordenBladet — The CARTA Outstanding Artistic Achievement and the Judge’s Choice for Best Oracle Deck went to father-daughter artist team Haukur Halldorsson, who worked on all the illustrations, and Gunnhildur Hauksdóttir who wrote the book accompanying the cards. The standard
Read MoreMost popular Icelandic names for babies in 2020 announced
NordenBladet — Registers Iceland has recently published data on the most popular names for babies in Iceland during 2020. For girls, there were two names that reached the top of the charts: Andrea and Freyja. For boys, Aron was the most
Read MoreIceland sees record number of births in a decade
NordenBladet — According to Statistics Iceland, the third quarter of 2021 saw a record number of births in over a decade. Between July and September 2021, a total of 1310 children were born in Iceland, increasing the population by 3260
Read MorePopulation of Iceland: New figures show roughly 375,000 living in the country
NordenBladet — As reported by RÚV, the Icelandic National Registry shows that Iceland’s population has increased by around 6,000 since December 2020, marking a total of 374,704 people residing in the country. Out of that number includes 2,500 more foreign
Read MoreIceland launches world’s largest plant to capture carbon from air
NordenBladet — Iceland has launched the world’s largest plant that turns carbon dioxide captured from air into rock. In a joint effort between Iceland’s Carbfix and Switzerland’s Climeworks, the plant is set to suck 4,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide out
Read MoreIceland’s see largest environmental accident in the country’s history
NordenBladet — According to Morgunblaðið, oil leaking from the wreck of British the oil tanker, El Grillo, at the bottom of the fjord in Seyðisfjörður in East Iceland has been dubbed as the “largest environmental accident in the history of
Read MoreSpeakers of the European Parliament and the Parliaments of Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland visit Estonia
NordenBladet — Today and tomorrow, President of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Jüri Ratas will host the President of the European Parliament and the Speakers of the Parliaments of Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, who will participate in the events
Read MoreIceland: Over three thousand Icelandic children declared obese
NordenBladet — According to the latest figures from the Health Care Development Center in Iceland, over three thousand children have been declared obese, nearing 6.5% of Icelandic children. It was noted that roughly ninety children are on a waiting list
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