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Throwing sandwiches may sound like an odd thing to do, but not in Sweden. Over there, “kasta macka” or “throw a sandwich” is what Swedes call skipping stones on water. The many benefits and wonders of outdoor Sweden Recently, Mr. Stefan Löfven, the prime minister of Sweden was asked to list his top 5 things…
“Kasta macka” (throw a sandwich) is something the Swedish PM does out in nature
Privacy, security, and protection are some of the most crucial issues facing both individuals and organisations worldwide today. We live in the digital age and privacy in the digital age must account for the data that defines our lives. Data is our identity. We function in a data economy. Protecting our identities means protecting our…
Living in a Data Economy: Computacenter and IBM Discuss GDPR Compliance and Privacy in the Digital Age
Santa’s own workshop and post office, in Lapland Finland, has opened a new website. If there is a better way to surprise children and friends, it is through the letters from Santa Claus himself. You can order original Santa Letters in many languages: English, French, Italian, Polish, Spanish, German, Japanese, Finnish, Chinese and Russian http://www.santapost.org/…
Christmas 2016: ”Also children in the UK can now get a genuine letter from Santa straight from Santa’s workshop in Finnish Lapland.”
Market Research Hub has recently announced a new report to its repository, titled “Russia Midstream Oil and Gas Industry Outlook to 2021: Market Forecasts for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Oil Storage, Pipelines, Underground Gas Storage and Gas Processing”. It is a comprehensive report on Russian midstream oil and gas industry. The report provides oil production,…
Russia Midstream Oil and Gas Industry Outlook to 2021 Positive
Datavard, a data management specialist and SAP partner, announced its participation in the SAP® TechEd® conference being held Nov. 8-10 in Barcelona. Showcases and use cases will focus on end-to-end solutions for customers planning to move to the SAP HANA® platform. Datavard specialists Attila Laczay and Frank Gundlich are conducting speaking sessions on “Data Volume…
SAP® TechEd® conference, Barcelona
Espen Høiby, CEO of crew management company OSM Aviation, entered the lion’s den when he visited the Parat union’s aviation conference at Gardermoen on Friday. “We’re concerned to have a dialogue with the unions,” Høiby told the meeting close to Oslo’s main airport. “We are putting the conflicts behind us, and invite you to sit…
Espen Høiby, CEO of crew management company OSM Aviation invited to dialogue on aircraft crewing
In September a group of artists from around the world came together to explore the relationship between art and nature by creating a light and sound installation set in a forest in Norway. The collaborators, Melissa Larsen of Norway, Joao Pereira of Portugal, and Andy Cross from the UK, each brought their own expertise and…
Take A Walk On the Wild Side… In the dark and surrounded by art
Businesses and organisations around the world are experiencing a digital transformation, utilising new digital technologies in order to do more faster and better than ever before. Digital Me is Computacenter’s answer to helping businesses stay on top of digital workplace trends, assessing the needs of the people who comprise companies and providing the necessary workplace…
Workplace Technology that Helps People Stay Agile in the Face of Digital Transformation
What is the actual daily life experience of being a female/queer/ transgender/gender fluid person in the most gender equal and privileged countries in the world? The internationally acclaimed artist Snövit Hedstierna is exhibiting in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland during the autumn of 2016, after a long break from the Nordic art scene. In her absence…
Current Nordic exhibition allows you to walk through gendered power structures
Foxit Software acquired LuraTech. As the next logical step on this path, LuraTech is now being renamed to Foxit Europe GmbH. This makes LuraTech a part of a global business and a leading provider of fast, cost-effective, secure PDF software solutions. The Foxit product portfolio – in particular, its established PDF solution PhantomPDF – will…
LuraTech becomes Foxit Europe GmbH
Norwegian TV Distributor RiksTV AS has organised a campaign, aimed to highlight their “TV everywhere” service through showing how generous their customers are, having the benefit of TV wherever they are in the country. Because of this tourists travelling Norway during the Euro 2016, can watch their favourite team playing football in a genuine Norwegian…
Norwegians want to support Iceland against France
The issue of secure data has never been more important and urgent in light of a string of highly embarrassing leaks of classified information. In 2015 an online social company, Ashley Madison lost a lucrative business and shut down their website after hackers held them ransom and compromised their user’s strict privacy. Do not let…
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Christmas 2016: ”Also children in the UK can now get a genuine letter from Santa straight from Santa’s workshop in Finnish Lapland.”
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- World Cup support comes from different directions June 17, 2018Iceland and Icelandic football is getting support from all over the world, even from the countries Iceland is competing with – We wanted to share with couple of samples. This came in from Gabriel Cruz I’m Argentinean and I want to congratulate the Icelandic national football team for your effective strategy and the spirit to […]
- Is Iceland the next country to legalize marijuana? June 15, 2018There as a lot of buzz around marijuana these days, Canada is going all in and other countries seem to be following. The website Civilized.life claims that though marijuana is illegal in Iceland surveys have shown that the country has one of the worlds highest percentage of adults using the drug or 18 percent of […]
- Hannes Þór, Icelandic national football team goalie, directed a World Cup Coca-Cola Ad June 15, 2018The goalie of the Icelandic male football team Hannes Þór Halldórsson is not only the goalie but also a director. He directed a new Coca-Cola advertisement for the Icelandic market and was produced for the FIFA World Cup that has just started. Visir.is reported this. The advertisement includes, of course, the Icelandic football team, since […]
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“Kasta macka” (throw a sandwich) is something the Swedish PM does out in nature
Throwing sandwiches may sound like an odd thing to do, but not in Sweden. Over there, “kasta macka” or “throw a sandwich” is what Swedes call skipping stones on water. The many benefits and wonders of outdoor Sweden Recently, Mr. Stefan Löfven, the prime minister of Sweden was asked to list his top 5 things…
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Aspen the mountain pup and his love for 66°North
Aspen the mountain pup is the Instagram famous Golden Retriever with over 98,500 followers. When his owners, Hunter and Sarah Lawrence, visited Iceland for the first time on their honeymoon back in 2013, they fell in love with the landscape, the people and the fashion. As big fans of Icelandic outdoor clothing brand 66°North, they…
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Project Opal a great success: NORTH SAILING WINS AWARDS FOR RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
North Sailing has been named Silver winner of the Best Innovation for Carbon Reduction category at the World Responsible Tourism Awards 2015 at World Travel Market in London. North Sailing won the silver at the prestigious World Responsible Tourism Awards 2015 at the World Travel Market (WTM) in London, November 4th. This is the first…
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Swedes embrace online media streaming services
Media consumption in Sweden is increasingly characterized by online streaming services such as Spotify and Netflix. Three out of four 15-74-year-olds now use online streaming services to listen to music or watch video. Youtube, Spotify and Netflix are the most popular online streaming services used. Youtube is free of charge, whereas Spotify is offered both…
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Blue Car Rental: Insurance included in all car rentals in Iceland
Car rental firms in Iceland cover vehicles with third party insurance as standard, which includes personal accident insurance. This is Icelandic law for driving here. Blue Car Rental is one of Iceland’s main car rental companies and they do provide insurance as standard for most eventualities. This includes coverage from vehicle theft and gravel protection….
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Insight Asia Travel has currently installed Live Chat with Experts on website
Insight Asia Travel would like to introduce its live chat installed on its website. Customers now can easily find this live chat application at the bottom of the website on the right hand. Customers can use Video Chat to send real-time video and audio, Screen Share any screen or application, easily share texts and files…