Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
Hospital Hit With “Optimisation Requirement” Of 4.3 Billion ISK
Landspítali, Iceland’s national hospital, has often operated at a loss. Last year, they reported a 3.8 billion ISK deficit, and…
Iceland Now With Lowest Infection Rate In Europe
Iceland’s pandemic restrictions, both domestically and at the border, appear to be paying off again. According to the latest data…
What A Twist: Mom Air Turns Out To Be Art Project All Along
To the surprise of—well, someone, we suppose—the mind behind Mom Air has announced that the whole thing is, indeed, and…
COVID Round-Up: 11 Domestic Cases Yesterday, Most Already In Quarantine
11 people were diagnosed positive with the coronavirus yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. Six of these people…
Happy Icelandic Language Day!
Today is a special day in Iceland: “Dagur íslenskrar tungu” (literally “Day Of The Icelandic Tongue,” i.e. “Icelandic Language Day”)….
Sigur Rós Releases New Video, “Stendur Æva”, Featuring Special Guests
Iconic Icelandic band Sigur Rós has released a new single and video today, Stendur Æva. The song features numerous musical…
COVID Regulations To Relax Slightly From November 18th
Minister of Health Svandís Svavarsdóttir has announced that, starting November 18th, there will be some relaxation of the social restrictions…
COVID Round-Up: Eight Domestic Cases Yesterday
Only eight people were diagnosed with the coronavirus in Iceland yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. Two of…
Canadian Company Buys All Exploration Licenses For Gold In Iceland
St-Georges Eco-Mining Corp, a Canadian mining company, has now acquired all the exploration licenses for gold in Iceland. The company…
City Of Reykjavík Buys Sex Toy Shop, Will Turn It Into Playschool
Mayor of Reykjavík Dagur B. Eggertsson announced on Twitter yesterday that city council has approved the purchase of two properties…
Poll: Only Three Parties With Double-Digit Support
A new poll from Market and Media Research, conducted from November 6th to 11th, shows only three parties measuring in…
Mom Air “Not Performance Art Of Any Kind”, Creator Insists
Oddur Eysteinn Friðriksson, the mind behind Mom Air, sent a statement to the Grapevine this morning wherein he states “Mom…
Where Is The New Constitution? – A Nation Still Waits For Iceland 2.0
The collapse of Iceland’s economy in late 2008 incited a tremendous amount of anger in the nation’s people. While the…
New “Budget Airline” Probably Performance Art, Attracts Attention Of Lawyer
The Grapevine and other media outlets received a press release yesterday announcing the creation of a new budget airline called…
Iceland’s Foreign Minister Hedges Bets On US Elections, Hopes For “Good Cooperation”
As international attention is focused on the US elections—in particular, the race for the White House—Iceland’s Foreign Minister Guðlaugur Þór…
Gods Of Iceland: Loki, A Nonbinary Icon Of Mischief
Superpowers: Shapeshifting, instigating Weaknesses: Serpent venom Modern Analogue: Double Trouble from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Although one of…
Justice Minister: Wait Time For Senegalese Family “Unacceptable”
A Senegalese family who have been living in Iceland for nearly seven years now—including two children, both born in Iceland—are…
Polls: No Majority Possible Without The Independence Party
Current Gallup polling of Iceland’s viable political parties shows that, if elections were held today, a ruling coalition of one…
New Pandemic Restrictions Announced
At a press conference held at Harpa Concert Hall just moments ago, the Icelandic government announced new and stricter restrictions…
Further Pandemic Restrictions On The Horizon
Chief epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason announced at a press conference held minutes ago that he was preparing a draft to submit…
Poll: Conservatives Trend Downward; Social Democrats Upward
Few surprises were revealed in Market and Media Research’s new monthly poll on who Icelanders would vote for if parliamentary…
Wants The Police To Meet Parliamentary Committee To Discuss Racism & Hate Speech
Yesterday’s news that a photo of a police officer shows them wearing some questionable insignia, including a known hate symbol,…
Flags On Police Uniform Raise Questions; Capital Area Police Respond
A photo used with an unrelated crime story on MBL has raised numerous questions amongst Icelanders, chief amongst them being…
Earthquake News: How To React, More Quakes This Morning, Supermarket Trashed
Yesterday’s powerful earthquake—a 5.7 just 3.3km beneath the surface near Krýsuvík—shook the greater part of southwest Iceland and prompted a…
Massive Earthquake Strikes, Felt Across Southwest Iceland
An enormous earthquake, lasting several seconds but feeling more like an eternity, just struck at 13:43 barely four kilometres away…