Elokuu-ensemble (August Ensemble) is a 10 year old Finnish chamber music orchestra bound together by passion and friendship. The members – Kati Arikoski, Anna-Mari Murdvee, Reetta Kataja, Leena Jaakkola, Mikk Murdvee, Jussi Aalto, Mathias Hortling and Samuli Peltonen – have been highly succesful in several national and international competitions.
The players also conduct their careers in several symphony orchestras as well as leading a professional life as soloists and chamber musicians. Elokuu-ensemble performs regularly round the year within smaller ensembles and gathers at the end of summer in Southern Ostrobothnia, in the town of Seinäjoki, where they organize a chamber music festival called Säveliä Elokuussa (Tunes in August). Concert takes place on 3rd of August in Reykjavik at the Nordic House at 20-00 (8 PM)
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.
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. 
