A group of ten interdisciplinary urban design specialists have launched a petition calling for changing attitudes in city planning and design. The petition demands immediate action to halt the ...

Iceland Airwaves has announced the first wave of acts for its 2025 edition, set to take place on November 6-8. On the international front, the lineup includes ian, Kenya Grace, DEADLETTER, FAT DOG, ...

Iceland Revenue and Customs warns the public about internet scams — phishing — in its name. The institution posted the public announcement on their website. People have received fraudulent emails from ...

The certain type of grit that keeps an Icelander on their two feet, walking (trudging) forward against unrelenting wind has always impressed me, and intrigued me. Undoubtedly, growing up in this ...

If you drop that question to a devout Catholic or anybody serious about scripture, the answer is no. They will tell you that it’s not the building itself that is the Church, but the flock or the ...

The Reykjanes District Court has sentenced a man and a woman to 22 months in prison for the large-scale importation of marijuana and hash into the country, reports Vísir. The pair brought the ...

You know the Sagas. They’re about Icelanders, right? Well, there’s also the short and sweet Grænlendingaþáttur saga, which tells the tales of the Viking settlement of — you guessed it — Greenland. Let ...

Few locations in downtown Reykjavík have shapeshifted as massively in the past two decades as the plot of land extending inland from Reykjavík harbour and Harpa. Or maybe that’s hyperbolic — let’s ...

An attempted armed robbery at Austurbæjar Apótek in Kópavogur ended in failure after the store’s owner, Bergljót Þorsteinsdóttir, confronted the robbers and triggered the panic alarm, reports Vísir.

Spring (or is it summer?) is nearly here in Iceland, and it’s also Friday! If, like us, you’ve been enjoying the mild weather this week — likely with your winter jacket unbuttoned — we suggest taking ...

A recent survey by Gallup shows approval ratings increasing among the Icelandic public towards the National Church, RÚV reports. The institution increased its public trust by 16% since 2024, ...

A new labour agreement between the Icelandic Teachers’ Union (Kennarasamband Íslands), the Icelandic Association Of Local Authorities (Samband Íslenskra Sveitarfélaga), and the state was signed ...