Everything has been cancelled
“I had conferences and other events booked this winter, and all of it has been cancelled,” says Einar Björn Árnason,…
April 30, 2026“I had conferences and other events booked this winter, and all of it has been cancelled,” says Einar Björn Árnason,…
Sara Smith April 30, 2026Finance Minister Daði Már Kristófersson says price developments are moving in the right direction. No further emergenc…
Sara Smith April 30, 2026“There’s room for improvement,” says Vilhjálmur Birgisson, chairman of the Federation of General and Special Workers, …
Sara Smith April 29, 2026Lindex in Iceland has entered into a partnership agreement with Kvennaathvarfið, the Women’s Shelter to provide clothi…
Sara Smith April 29, 2026A special pop-up dining event will be held at Hótel Geysir on Thursday, April 30 at 6:00 PM, where five professionals …
Sara Smith April 28, 2026Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir has indicated she would reserve a kind of veto over a potential EU accession agre…
Sara Smith April 28, 2026Seismic activity that began in Bárðarbunga on Saturday has now subsided.
Sara Smith April 27, 2026The annual “Big Plogging Day” took place across Iceland today, with hundreds of people heading out to clean up their l…
Sara Smith April 26, 2026A 24-year-old Icelandic man has reportedly died in a parachuting accident in Odense, Denmark. He was taking part in a …
Sara Smith April 26, 2026An earthquake measuring 3.2 struck Bárðarbunga around 2:30 PM yesterday. It was followed by several aftershocks.
Sara Smith April 26, 2026The blockbuster Apex, the latest film by Baltasar Kormákur, premiered in New York on Wednesday evening, and the movie …
Sara Smith April 25, 2026Inflammation in the brain, previously thought to be harmful, may in fact be part of the brain’s natural healing proces…
Sara Smith April 24, 2026The first groundbreaking has recently taken place for a calcified seaweed processing plant by the Icelandic Calcified …
Sara Smith April 24, 2026Like other airlines, Icelandair has had to respond to a sharp increase in jet fuel prices due to the Iran war.
Sara Smith April 23, 2026“The coffee beans are enough for ten cups, and hopefully a bit more. We’ve had coffee plants for a long time and grown…
Sara Smith April 23, 2026The mayor of Hafnarfjörður says the municipality will use the Icelandic Met Office’s long-term hazard assessment for p…
Sara Smith April 23, 2026Temperatures across the country will range between 5 and 13°C today, the First Day of Summer, according to the Iceland…
Sara Smith April 23, 2026The weather has been pleasant for many people across the country today, even though it may not have been as noticeable…
Sara Smith April 22, 2026“Yes, this is quite remarkable,” says Gunnar Björnsson, executive director of the Icelandic Chess Federation, in an in…
Sara Smith April 22, 2026Two towns, Hveragerði and Grindavík, are located in areas classified at the highest hazard level in a new long-term ri…
Sara Smith April 21, 2026Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, MP for the Independence Party and Iceland’s incoming ambassador, says it is bitt…
Sara Smith April 21, 2026Grandmaster and Icelandic chess champion Vignir Vatnar Stefánsson secured a place at the Chess World Cup yesterday wit…
Sara Smith April 20, 2026Although sea ice and icebergs are now less common around Iceland than in the past—partly due to warming in the Norther…
Sara Smith April 20, 2026“We’ll start drilling today or tomorrow and expect to drill here in the Westman Islands for about a month, taking core…
Sara Smith April 20, 2026Warm temperatures and a sunny day are expected on the First Day of Summer next Thursday. In the days that follow, howe…
Sara Smith April 20, 2026Police in Suðurnes are investigating a major drug case after a significant quantity of amphetamine was seized upon pas…
Sara Smith April 19, 2026The City of Reykjavík plans to allocate ten million ISK to support and strengthen live music venues in the downtown ar…
Sara Smith April 19, 2026Just before 8:00 PM yesterday, the rescue teams Ingunn from Laugarvatn, Tintron in Grímsnes, and the Árborg Rescue Ass…
Sara Smith April 18, 2026Paid parking will be introduced at Egilshöll. Parking closest to the building will remain free, but only for up to 15 …
Sara Smith April 18, 2026The Grindavík town council has invited all residents of Grindavík, the Prime Minister, members of parliament from the …
Sara Smith April 18, 2026A new OECD report on the social and economic impact of non-communicable diseases shows that they have a significant ef…
Sara Smith April 17, 2026A man in his fifties who underwent a procedure in which hyaluronic acid was injected into his penis at a beauty clinic…
Sara Smith April 16, 2026Of the ten golden plovers that were in Iceland last summer and then flew abroad with transmitters on their backs, most…
Sara Smith April 16, 2026An Icelandair Boeing 757 passenger aircraft that flew low over Heimaey on Saturday disappeared from Flightradar24 trac…
Sara Smith April 15, 2026Around 25 million cubic meters of magma have accumulated beneath Svartsengi since the last eruption in July of last ye…
Sara Smith April 15, 2026Spring is just around the corner, and in the coming days temperatures could reach double digits across much of the cou…
Sara Smith April 15, 2026Security experts at the Icelandic cybersecurity company Syndis are warning of an increased risk of targeted online sca…
Sara Smith April 14, 2026Iceland enthusiast George R.R. Martin, author of Game of Thrones, is one of the producers of the major film Elden Ring…
Sara Smith April 14, 2026A crew member suffered a leg injury aboard an Icelandic fishing vessel off Látrabjarg yesterday, prompting a response …
Sara Smith April 13, 2026An Icelandair Boeing 757 flew at low altitude just above the town of Vestmannaeyjar yesterday.
Sara Smith April 12, 2026The Photos of the Year 2025 exhibition opens today, Saturday, at the Reykjavík Museum of Photography on the 6th floor …
Sara Smith April 11, 2026A sperm whale washed ashore at Írskra brunnur at Gufuskálar yesterday.
Sara Smith April 11, 2026It’s not just golden plovers, Arctic terns, and snipes that have arrived in Iceland, the puffin has now made its way a…
Sara Smith April 10, 2026The government today approved temporary economic measures aimed at curbing inflation and responding to rising oil pric…
Sara Smith April 10, 2026A death notice appeared in Morgunblaðið this morning for a man who is not deceased.
Sara Smith April 10, 2026Migratory birds are now arriving in Iceland one after another, and the Easter cold snap has not stopped their journey.…
Sara Smith April 09, 2026“Our thoughts are with the victims and their families. At this time, I ask that my family be given privacy as it deals…
Sara Smith April 09, 2026Human error led to a theft case at the Freysnes roadside shop in Skaftafell on Sunday not being properly registered in…
Sara Smith April 08, 2026Icelandic authorities have not yet responded to a request from the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) for information o…
Sara Smith April 08, 2026The documentary Ó góða gamla Grindavík was broadcast on Icelandic National Television over Easter. The film was direct…
Sara Smith April 08, 2026