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Næturvaktin revolves around the lives of three employees working at a petrol station on Laugavegur in Reykjavík.The eccentric, immature, egotistical supervisor and communist Georg Bjarnfreðarson (), has a fond admiration for Sweden and Swedish culture, and is the focus of the series. Ólafur Ragnar Hannesson (Pétur Jóhann Sigfússon) is a regular employee and a dimwitted, well-meaning man ...
The Russian Armed Forces accepts foreigners of any country to their ranks. Under a plan, posted on the ministry's web site in 2010, foreigners without dual citizenship are able to sign up for five-year contracts – and are eligible for Russian citizenship after serving three years. According to the amended law, a citizen of any foreign country ...
Television in Iceland is composed of the public broadcasting service of RÚV, five free-to-view channels and a number of subscription channels provided by private broadcasters. Broadcasts began in 1955 when the American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) started an English-language television service broadcasting from Naval Air Station ...
Iceland’s economy is outperforming most European peers after the nationwide introduction of a shorter working week with no loss in pay, according to research released Friday.. Between 2020 and ...
Og fjarskipti was formed in 2003 through a merger of Íslandssími, Tal and Halló! (all telephone companies). During 2004 and early 2005, Og fjarskipti grew further by acquiring the two largest Icelandic ISP's, Margmiðlun hf. and Lína.Net hf., as well as most of the Icelandic media company Norðurljós, making it the largest corporate network provider in Iceland, offering mobile and fixed ...
' Vision ') is a mass media company in Iceland. [1] The company operates Vodafone Iceland, Vísir.is and several TV and radio stations, including Stöð 2, Stöð 2 Sport, Bylgjan and FM 957. [2] [3] [4] It also rebroadcasts foreign television channels over its digital TV system. In 2022, it was the largest mass media company in Iceland. [5]
In 2006, Iceland's construction industry boomed and Polish workers were increasingly hired to fulfill work demands. Within a year, the number of Polish migrants in the country increased by 81%. Poland also joined Iceland in the Schengen Zone in 2007. [2] As a result, Poles do not need work or resident permits to live and work in Iceland. [3]
Location of Iceland. Iceland is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean. It has a population of 356,991 and an area of 103,000 km 2 (40,000 sq mi), making it the most sparsely populated country in all of Europe. [1] The capital and largest city is Reykjavík. Reykjavík and the surrounding areas in the southwest of the country are ...