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Strætó Received 3,493 Complaints In 2023, Or An Average Of Ten Per Day

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A total of 3,493 complaints were filed with Strætó last year, averaging nearly 10 per day, according to the company’s…

Police Search For Two Men Following Cash Truck Heist

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Two men absconded with roughly 30 million ISK from a cash transport van parked making the rounds in Kópavogur on…

People Accidentally Entering Presidential Race

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As the upcoming presidential elections draw near, more and more viable candidates are entering the race. Potential contenders need to…

Easter 2024 Opening Hours In Iceland

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Whether you’re just visiting or it’s your first time spending Easter in Iceland, beware: the country’s official public holidays are…

Calling All The Muses

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Crafting comedy and crossing creative streams with Sindri Sparkle A poet, a painter and a drag queen walk onto the…

Blue Lagoon Closure Likely To Be Extended Amid Volcanic Gas Pollution

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The Blue Lagoon is likely to remain closed due to the ongoing volcanic activity on the Reykjanes peninsula. Helga Árnadóttir,…

The Reykjavík Early Music Festival Is On

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The Reykjavík Early Music Festival will be held for the very first time March 26 to 28. Occupying Harpa’s Norðurljós…

Child Filmed Driving Taxi In Reykjavík Suburb

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A child was filmed driving a taxi in Reykjavík’s Breiðholt neighbourhood over the weekend. In a video circulating online, a…

Ideal Conditions To Hit The Slopes Over Easter

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The conditions expected at the Reykjavík-adjacent Bláfjöll ski resort are the best they’ve been in a decade. That’s according to…

The Student Has Become The Teacher

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 Derek Terell Allen moved to Iceland to learn the language — now he teaches it I first heard about Derek…

Grapevine New Music: Mikael Máni, GDRN, Dustin O’Halloran & More

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Yay. It’s Friday. Can’t you tell my excitement based on those first three words? As with every Friday — save…

Risk Of Avalanches In North Iceland, Westfjords

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The Icelandic Met Office has announced an uncertainty phase in North Iceland and the Westfjords due to avalanche risk. The…

Grapevine Events: Lost Track, Slavic Spring Rituals, NeoArte & Much More

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TGIF! Next week will bring us some extra days off before Easter, but before you go into hibernation from eating…

The Volcano That Just Keeps Going

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The eruption the began between Hagafell and Stóra Skógfell on March 16 is ongoing, though the volume of lava being…

New Survey Reveals Icelanders’ Five-Year Housing Plans

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Where to you see yourself in five years? If you’re of the same mind as 4% of Icelanders, you see…

Coming To You Live From Lækjartorg

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DRIF’s radio tower is broadcasting the Icelandic electronic scene to the world Hljómturninn (“the sound tower”) is the freshly coined…

If You’re Looking For A Reason To Go North

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The joke that became Iceland’s coolest festival has a monster 20 year anniversary For 20 years, the place to be…

Akureyri Dog Saves Another Dog’s Life With A Blood Donation

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Húgó, a brave dog from Akureyri, rescued a fellow pup last week by donating 400 ml of blood, reports mbl.is….

Celebrating The Magic Of Multilingualism

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A new children’s book highlights the power of languages It may come as a surprise to some, but Iceland is…

No Sign Of Eruption Weakening

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The eruption that began on the evening of March 16 is still going at a sustained strength. The eruption, which…

Man Busted With Drugs Arriving At Keflavík Airport

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A man was stopped upon arrival in Iceland on January 9 and was found to have two kilograms of cocaine…