When people think of Iceland they usually imagine it being cold and dark and generally covered in ice. However, it is true that during the winter months it does get rather cold and daylight is scarce but Iceland more than makes up for it in the summer.
The capital city of Iceland, Reykjavik, has an average of 14.9 hours of daylight each day, which is more than in most places in the world and about two hours more than Miami in the sunny state of Florida. Read more

Oslo, 24. oktober 2009 – FIRST HOUSE er navnet på et nytt og kompetansetungt rådgivningsselskap innen strategi, kommunikasjon og næringsutvikling. FIRST HOUSE skal jobbe med strategisk rådgivning innenfor de to områdene finansiell kommunikasjon/corporate kommunikasjon, og politikk/næringsutvikling/samfunn. Målgruppen er norske og utenlandske eiere- og eiermiljøer, toppledere i virksomheter, det politiske miljøet, offentlig sektor og organisasjoner. FIRST HOUSE skal bistå aktører som ønsker å øke sin innflytelse og styrke sine posisjoner gjennom tydeligere strategier og bedre kommunikasjon på alle nivåer.
Next year the 6th Nordic-Baltic Choral Festival will be taking place in downtown Reykjavik between the 17-22 August undoubtedly being the largest of its kind in Iceland. The annual music festival is due to take place around the same time as the Reykjavik Night of Culture and plans to be an integral part of the cities summer culture festival uniting the voices of the Nordic and the Baltic countries in harmony.
The Asbru community of education and entrepreneurs in southwest Iceland is one of the country’s leading innovation centres and has come one step closer to adding world-class health services to the list of onsite amenities.
Alternative fuel sources for transport, including electricity and biofuels, are fast adapting how we fuel our vehicles and also positively affecting our wallets and the planet. The Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden are taking a leading role in the field – a fact which will be highlighted at the fast-approaching Driving Sustainability conference in Reykjavík this month. 