Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
Iceland In Top 10 Countries Participating In “Veganuary”
Iceland is in 6th place amongst the top 20 countries participating in Veganuary this month, at least in terms of…
Five Icelanders Who Defined 2017
Rather than simply select a Person of the Year, we’ve decided that the magic of 2017 simply cannot be confined…
The Wave Crests: Renting In Reykjavík
That the rental market in Reykjavík is experiencing a crunch is no secret. While working class Icelanders struggle to find…
Man Falls Asleep In Bathroom, Gets Locked In
Police in Iceland do a lot of the usual law enforcement things, but sometimes they are called upon to rise…
Over A Million In Seized Cash & Assets Disappear From Police Custody
Cash and other assets totaling about 1 million ISK that were seized in a raid on a “champagne club” have…
Hour Of The Wolf: Night Shift At The Gas Station
It’s three in the morning, you’re hungry, and you still have a long drive ahead of you. Fortunately, there’s a…
Homophobic Violence Still A Major Problem In Iceland
Despite Iceland’s reputation as a tolerant country, homophobia is still very prevalent. In fact, this reputation for tolerance may be…
Windstorm To Return On Thursday
Better enjoy the relative stillness while it lasts tomorrow, because the dreaded high winds will be returning to Iceland later…
Hellish Vortex Pummeling Iceland All Day Today
High winds will be whipping across much of Iceland today, but things will be calmer by the evening. As this…
System Reboot: Universal Basic Income And Iceland
Halldóra Mogensen, an MP for the Pirate Party and the chair of the Welfare Committee, is not the kind of…
PHOTOS: The First Winter Swim Of The New Year
As per tradition, some Icelanders took to Nauthólsvík beach on New Year’s Day to go for a swim – some…
Island Life: Ghost Ships, DUIs, And A Fatal Bus Crash
We are sad to report that a serious tour bus accident just west of Kirkjubæjarklaustur resulted in several grave injuries…
PSA: You Cannot (Legally) Shoot Down Drones Over Your Property
Vísindavefurinn, Iceland’s premiere webpage for asking science-related questions, recently tackled an unusual question posed to them that does not appear…
Word of the Issue: Fössari
“Fössari” is an informal Icelandic word for Friday, which is more formally written “Föstudagur.”There should be nothing particularly controversial about…
Icelandic Facebook Groups: Ný Orð
Icelandic has an undeserved reputation for being a prescriptivist, gatekeeping language. While this is definitely true when it comes to…
Missing In Iceland: Scrap Metal Merchants
In many modern cities, you can bring extra bits of copper and aluminium to a scrap metal merchant, who will…
All Icelandic Children Now With Right To Free Dental Care
All Icelandic kids aged 2 and up with a registered dentist now have the right to free dental care. The…
President Offers Words Of Sympathy To Hospital Staff
President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson took the time to extend his sympathies and comfort to hospital staff attending to the injured…
Benefit Concert This Friday For Deported Father
A Nigerian man who was deported on legally dubious grounds is being made to pay for his deportation, and a…
Bernie Sanders Praises Iceland For Equal Pay Law
The US Senator offered praise for Iceland on Facebook for being the first country to make equal pay for men…
Two Icelandic Political Parties Broke Law In Mass Text Message Spamming
The mass text messages that the People’s Party and the Centre Party sent to thousands of Icelanders before the elections…
No Nude Calendars At The Herring Plant
As part of an effort for men to respond positively to the #metoo movement, one of Iceland’s largest fish processing…
Here’s The Taxes And Fees That Went Up In Iceland For 2018
Everybody will be paying more into local and national coffers in Iceland in 2018, especially the working class. Finance taxes…
The First Storm Warning Of 2018 Is Here
The Icelandic Met Office has announced a yellow warning for all of South Iceland today. This warning will be in…
Low Visibility, High Pollution, But Few Injuries From Fireworks This Year
A greater number of people sought medical attention for respiratory illness this year than the year previous, and pollution from…