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What does Christmas food say about us? Icelandic expert says “a lot”
Icelanders who eat a smoked rack of pork on Christmas Eve are people of the centre – the mainstay of Icelandic society. They are the people who are sick and tired of Icesave. People who eat lamb are...
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Iceland loves Christmas beer, risks running out already
The Icelandic love of specially-made Christmas beers knows no bounds this year…that is until all of it has been sold. Nearly 500,000 litres of Christmas beer have been sold in Iceland so far this year...
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Children’s Christmas house awarded in Iceland
There is a house in Reykjanesbær, on a road they call Túngata. It’s been the joy of many lucky boys and girls; and Christmas knows, it’s festive. Two days after the winter solstice is surely reason...
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The fourth annual traditional IceNews Christmas message
Christmas Day again? Blimey. Not that we’re complaining, mind. It is one of the cosiest, tastiest, laziest and not-being-frowned-upon-for-having-beer-before-lunch-iest days of the year for many people....
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Slippery Swedes branded butter bandits
Two Swedish men have been apprehended by Norwegian police after they were caught smuggling butter across the border in the hope of profiting from the ongoing Norwegian shortage. The slippery characters...
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Rich families try to nab Xmas aid
Charities donating goods to poor Danish families this Christmas say they have rejected thousands of bogus applications from well-off households. One request came from a couple who had just returned...
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Iceland celebrating thirteenth and final day of Christmas
Today is the thirteenth and final day of the Christmas festival in Iceland and what better way to celebrate than with more bonfires and fireworks? The skies across Iceland will light up one more time...
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Too much Christmas spirit puts mayor on the naughty list
The Mayor of Copenhagen has been forced to apologise after allegedly licking and groping a number of his female colleagues at the office Christmas party. Frank Jensen drank too much, licked the ear of...
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Finns to consume record amount of chocolate this Christmas
More chocolate will be sold this festive season in Finland than ever before, the Food and Drink Industries Federation has revealed. The organisation has said 16 million kilos of chocolate and chocolate...
View ArticleIce Skating Rink Opens Tomorrow in Reykjavík
The new ice skating rink at Ingólfstorg in downtown Reykjavík will be open starting tomorrow, December 1st. The temporary construction will be 400 meters long, covering most of the square where in the...
View ArticlePoverty in Iceland, 860 families need help this Christmas in the capital area
Eight hundred and sixty families have applied for aid in December from the Family-help organization in Reykjavik and the town of Reykjanes this year. Asgerdur Jona Flosadottir chairwoman of the...
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Icelandair encourages people to not come to Iceland amidst air mechanics strike.
Icelandair is trying to get its customers that were going to get a connection flight in Iceland between the USA and Europe to fly with other companies. Negotiations between Icelandair and their air...
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This is what companies gave their employees for Christmas
Employers in Iceland always give their employees a Christmas present It is a custom for companies in Iceland to give their staff a Christmas present as a small bonus. The gifts are as different as they...
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Images of a silent December night in Northern Iceland
There is something magical about the dark month of December in the North. The time of year when Christmas lights of different kinds illuminate the environment and mother nature adds its final touch...
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Christmas Creatures of Reykjavík released
Mayor of Reykjavík Jón Gnarr presided over the launch of the “Christmas Creatures of Reykjavík” event which is already delighting children of all ages in Reykjavík city centre and nearby Laugardalur....
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Christmas goat sacrificed already
As is an unofficial Christmas tradition, a 13-metre straw goat has already succumbed to arsonists in an eastern Swedish town. The Gävlebocken, which has been erected in Gävle’s main square every...
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Slippery Swedes branded butter bandits
Two Swedish men have been apprehended by Norwegian police after they were caught smuggling butter across the border in the hope of profiting from the ongoing Norwegian shortage. The slippery characters...
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Rich families try to nab Xmas aid
Charities donating goods to poor Danish families this Christmas say they have rejected thousands of bogus applications from well-off households. One request came from a couple who had just returned...
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