One of Hnappadalur's salmon fishing gems, the Haffjarðará River, richly rewarded one of its most loyal visitors …
July 16, 2026
Iceland's Rare Birds Committee will determine whether the sighting of the American Tree Sparrow in Kjós will be …
July 16, 2026
The Street Food Festival, held in partnership with the European Street Food Awards, will take place in Hljómskálagar…
July 15, 2026
Iceland's Ministry of Education and Children has introduced plans for legislation that would prohibit children u…
July 15, 2026
There is plenty of activity in Borgarfjörður Eystri these days, with beautiful weather drawing both locals and visit…
July 15, 2026
Iceland's all-time temperature record was set at Teigarhorn in 1939, when the mercury reached 30.5°C (86.9°F).��…
July 14, 2026
The number of foreign citizens living in Iceland has grown at a faster rate than the number of Icelandic citizens si…
July 14, 2026
Iceland had the highest upper secondary school dropout rate in Europe in 2025, according to official data from the E…
July 14, 2026
A total of 43 burglary and theft cases have been reported to police between July 1 and today, including 20 in downto…
July 13, 2026
A pickup truck towing a caravan was caught by strong winds on Holtavörðuheiði today, causing the caravan to overturn…
July 13, 2026
Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir appears to have taken home more than just memories of President Recep Tayyip Er…
July 12, 2026
The vessel Bandero has left Iceland's 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone, according to a spokesperson for…
July 12, 2026
Preparations for next month's total solar eclipse in West Iceland have been underway for nearly three years, acc…
July 11, 2026
A new bridge over Breiðholtsbraut opened to traffic this morning, along with new traffic lights at the intersection …
July 10, 2026
Many people are expected to travel to North and East Iceland this weekend, where the forecast calls for sunny weathe…
July 10, 2026
American singer-songwriter Jewel recently visited Iceland and thoroughly enjoyed traveling around the country, even …
July 10, 2026
Many residents of the Capital Region have recently noticed advertisements at bus shelters bearing the message: "…
July 09, 2026
Isavia's plans to build a 200- to 400-room hotel at Keflavík International Airport do not align well with the fu…
July 09, 2026
Several of Iceland's salmon rivers have been producing particularly strong catches in recent days. Among the sta…
July 08, 2026
"In reality, it's nothing short of vandalism," says Birna Mjöll Atladóttir, owner of Hotel Breiðavík n…
July 08, 2026
"In reality, it's nothing short of vandalism," says Birna Mjöll Atladóttir, owner of Hotel Breiðavík n…
July 07, 2026
Last Saturday, the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph published an article about whaling in Iceland. The story in…
July 07, 2026
A large emergency response was launched shortly before 8 p.m. this evening after a concrete mixer truck drove off a …
July 06, 2026
Kristín Auður Kelddal Elíasdóttir says it is important to preserve Iceland's centuries-old stonewalling techniqu…
July 06, 2026
Icelandair carried 545,000 passengers in June, a 1% decrease compared with the same month last year. Despite the sli…
July 06, 2026
"Inspection reports are public documents, and anyone may request access to them under Iceland's Information…
July 06, 2026
Two endurance athletes ran and hiked a total of 100 kilometers (62 miles) on Mount Esja yesterday, completing 15 asc…
July 05, 2026
The Goslok Festival, one of two annual town festivals held in Vestmannaeyjar each summer, reaches its peak today.���…
July 04, 2026
Warm and sunny weather is forecast across much of Iceland this weekend, with Reykjavík expected to enjoy temperature…
July 04, 2026
Nestled among the majestic mountains surrounding Ísafjörður, American-born Catherine Chambers has found her place in…
July 04, 2026
The chief physician at Vogur Addiction Treatment Center says large drug seizures have not historically had a noticea…
July 03, 2026
A Ferris wheel has been erected at Miðbakki by Reykjavík Harbor for the third consecutive summer.
July 03, 2026
The Capital Area Police received specific intelligence that led investigators to uncover plans to smuggle what becam…
July 02, 2026
Ómar Örn Bjarnþórsson, defense counsel for Ming Ting Mancel, has asked the court to acquit her of all charges brough…
July 02, 2026
Environment, Energy and Climate Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson formally approved the expansion of the Grótta Nature…
July 02, 2026
There is growing frustration among Grindavík residents over the continued ban on permanent residency in properties o…
July 01, 2026
