Cycling Westfjords

Cycling Westfjords

Iceland, Innovations

“This isn’t a place to rush through. We don’t want people to come here and ride as fast as they can because then they will miss everything.” – Tyler Cycling Westfjords is a coalition of bicyclists working to expand and strengthen bike tourism in the Westfjords...
Interview w Naja Abelsen

Interview w Naja Abelsen

Culture

Naja Abelsen is a Greenlandic artist living on the small Danish island Ærø. NUKIGA’s Laila Lund Altinbas visited Naja in her atelier. Watch below interviews (in Danish).  Del 1: OM AT OMFAVNE MANGFOLDIGHEDEN – både i os selv og andre Kunstneren Naja Abelsen...
IEXplorer – Ocean Research

IEXplorer – Ocean Research

Iceland, Innovations

The Arctic sea hides more treasures than fish  Based in the northern part of Iceland in the city of Akureyri, CEO Alex Max Mikhaylov and his team of volunteers searches for treasures of the sea in the Arctic seabed with their company IEXplorer – Ocean Research....
Arctic Circle Assembly in Iceland

Arctic Circle Assembly in Iceland

Inspiration, News

NUKIGA recently joined the annual Arctic Circle Assembly in Iceland. Nukiga was there to learn and to talk to participants about how we can help put a spotlight on the exciting innovation and entrepreneurship in the region to promote, inspire, and attract investments....
GreenBytes: Reducing food waste

GreenBytes: Reducing food waste

Iceland, Innovations

Composed by a team of four women, GreenBytes is a start-up based in Iceland whose objective is to reduce food waste from restaurants while increasing their profit margin. It is a tool so tackle one of the most challenging sustainability problems in the world: food...