The origins of this unique tradition lie in a time of scarcity. During World War II, Iceland faced strict import restrictions, and many goods were in short supplyâ except for paper.

The Icelandic Coast Guard and Icelandic Crisis Response Unit are among the teams used by Iceland’s government to ensure security. Back in the 1940s during World War II, Iceland was occupied by ...

In the aftermath of the Second World War ... “cold-war”, which it used to its full benefit to catapult into the modern world. A founding member of the NATO alliance, Iceland provided an ...