French tourists believed to have reached Ísafjörður
Two French tourists who were caught driving off-road on the Emstruleið route and near Katla just over a week ago now…
June 30, 2026Two French tourists who were caught driving off-road on the Emstruleið route and near Katla just over a week ago now…
Sara Smith June 30, 2026The Bandero, the vessel operated by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, plans to target the fuel company that supplie…
Sara Smith June 30, 2026The Icelandic Coast Guard patrol vessel Þór caught up with the Bandero, the vessel operated by anti-whaling activist…
Sara Smith June 29, 2026The Súlur rescue team, currently on highland patrol in Landmannalaugar, was called out on Saturday after a hiker fel…
Sara Smith June 29, 2026"They were wonderful guests, and they climbed the cliffs of Drangey Island as if it were nothing," says Vi…
Sara Smith June 29, 2026The fissure that runs through Grindavík, known as Stamphólsgjá, at one point split the town in two. The fissure has …
Sara Smith June 28, 2026“I first saw this just two days ago on the Bakland ferðaþjónusta Facebook page. A tour guide had posted that he had …
Sara Smith June 27, 2026Bruna Ludmila, the girlfriend of Kaleo frontman Jökull Júlíusson, has shared an emotional tribute following the band…
Sara Smith June 27, 2026The Hvammstangi International Puppetry Festival (HIP Fest) starts today for this weekend in Hvammstangi, Northwest I…
Sara Smith June 26, 2026Ivanka Trump, daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump, is visiting Iceland with her husband, Jared Kushner.
Sara Smith June 26, 2026Rescue teams were called out and dispatched to Baldvinsskáli mountain hut on Fimmvörðuháls this afternoon.
Sara Smith June 25, 2026At the end of 2023, the Grindavík Golf Club had 249 registered members. Today, membership has grown to 1,389.
Sara Smith June 25, 2026Nothing in the Court of Appeal’s ruling in the so-called terrorism case calls for a review of the terrorism provisio…
Sara Smith June 24, 2026Real estate company Heimar has decided to introduce paid parking at the Smáralind shopping center in Kópavogur in th…
Sara Smith June 24, 2026A magnitude 3.3 earthquake was recorded just northwest of Þórisjökull shortly after midnight last night. According t…
Sara Smith June 24, 2026Repairs began today on a sidewalk at Langarimi 4 in Grafarvogur. The sidewalk has attracted considerable media atten…
Sara Smith June 24, 2026It is up to the legal experts within each police district to determine the amount of a fine for off-road driving. Th…
Sara Smith June 23, 2026The purchasing power of wages has grown much faster in Iceland than in most European Union countries over the past d…
Sara Smith June 23, 2026“Overall, I honestly don't think I've ever experienced an atmosphere quite like this at any event, nor the s…
Sara Smith June 23, 2026A fatal traffic accident occurred just east of Vík í Mýrdal yesterday.
Sara Smith June 22, 2026A magnitude 3.1 earthquake was recorded on the Reykjanes Ridge, approximately 20 kilometers southwest of Eldey, shor…
Sara Smith June 22, 2026Around 80 people took part in a rescue operation at Háifoss in Þjórsárdalur yesterday after a hiker suffered a broke…
Sara Smith June 20, 2026The Icelandic Court of Appeal has, for a second time, upheld the district court’s acquittal on the terrorism-related…
Sara Smith June 20, 2026Gunnlaugur Árni Sveinsson of GKG wrote a new chapter in Icelandic sporting history when he competed in the U.S. Open…
Sara Smith June 19, 2026The driver of a vehicle involved in a serious traffic accident on Hálsasveitarvegur, just north of Reykholt, on June…
Sara Smith June 19, 2026A serious collision was narrowly avoided in Víðigerði today when a driver attempted to overtake a line of vehicles.
Sara Smith June 18, 2026Parliament is now entering the final stages of its current session, and lawmakers are still aiming to conclude parli…
Sara Smith June 18, 2026Celebrations were held across Iceland yesterday to mark the country's National Day.
Sara Smith June 18, 2026A wide-ranging program of events will be held in Reykjavík on Iceland’s National Day, June 17.
Sara Smith June 17, 2026New renderings have been unveiled of Iceland’s proposed National Arena, a multi-purpose indoor sports and events ven…
Sara Smith June 16, 2026Three defendants in the so-called Gufunes case have filed applications for permission to appeal their convictions to…
Sara Smith June 16, 2026State Mediator Ástráður Haraldsson says negotiations between Icelandair and its pilots remain difficult, following a…
Sara Smith June 15, 2026Yesterday, the rescue vessel Sveinbjörn Sveinsson, the seventh in a series of new rescue ships commissioned by the I…
Sara Smith June 15, 2026A beluga whale was recently spotted swimming in Reyðarfjörður in East Iceland. Belugas are rare visitors to Icelandi…
Sara Smith June 14, 2026The aviation color code for Bárðarbunga remains yellow while uncertainty continues regarding developments at the vol…
Sara Smith June 14, 2026Pleasant weather is expected to continue tomorrow in the same areas that enjoyed sunshine today, particularly in Sou…
Sara Smith June 13, 2026Three Icelandair flights have been canceled so far today due to a shortage of pilots, amid growing claims from the a…
Sara Smith June 12, 2026Residents of Grindavík and their supporters have called for a peaceful demonstration outside Alþingi, the Icelandic …
Sara Smith June 12, 2026The main trial of Ming Ting Mancel begins today at the Reykjavík District Court. Mancel is charged with causing the …
Sara Smith June 12, 2026China’s ambassador to Iceland, He Rulong, visited the Arctic Observatory research station at Kárhóll in Þingeyjarsve…
Sara Smith June 11, 2026The warmest day of the summer so far could arrive tomorrow, Friday, if current forecasts hold.
Sara Smith June 11, 2026American daredevil and BASE jumper Jack Propeck posted an astonishing video on Instagram yesterday showing himself j…
Sara Smith June 10, 2026The former owners of a house on Austurvegur in Grindavík say they repeatedly asked the real estate company Þórkatla …
Sara Smith June 10, 2026At the beginning of the year, there were 77,226 immigrants living in Iceland, accounting for 19.6% of the country…
Sara Smith June 10, 2026The French Embassy in Iceland held a ceremony yesterday to honor the memory of the many French sailors who lost thei…
Sara Smith June 10, 2026“This has, of course, been and remains a very difficult dispute. That is simply the reality,” said Ástráður Haraldss…
Sara Smith June 09, 2026“I was diagnosed with smoldering myeloma two years ago, and that prompted me to get involved in advocacy and researc…
Sara Smith June 08, 2026Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir believes that Iceland’s membership in the European Union would have …
Sara Smith June 08, 2026Icelandair carried 464,000 passengers in May, a 4% increase compared with the same month last year. Of those passeng…
Sara Smith June 08, 2026