Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
PHOTOS: New Year’s Eve In Iceland’s Capital
From bonfires to fireworks, Reykjavík was a city in the throes of celebration as Icelanders rang in the new year….
PHOTOS: Reykjavík’s New Year’s Run
The Reykjavík New Year’s Run took place at Harpa Concert Hall yesterday, with runners sprinting up the seaside highway of…
Pollution From Fireworks Comparable To Volcanic Eruption
Lead, copper, HCB and heavy metals are amongst the particles which rain down on Iceland in great quantities on New…
Bishop Pays 90,000 ISK In Rent For House In Downtown Reykjavík
Part of Bishop Agnes Sigurðardóttir’s justification for requesting a pay rise is the rent she pays on a 487m2 house…
Britain Surpasses Iceland In Most Book Titles Per Capita
While Iceland may be world famous for their love of books, their long-standing position of publishing the most titles per…
Tour Bus Accident In South Iceland
One death and several serious injuries are being reported at the time of this writing in the wake of a…
1997: The Last Days of Rock
by Valur Gunnarsson and Andie Sophia Fontaine
Yes, rock is dead. It is dead in the sense that punk is dead. Or classical. Punk by now belongs…
Christmas Goat Miraculously Survives Holiday Season
Heightened security and mild weather allowed IKEA’s Christmas Goat to remain intact through the holiday season, to the surprise of…
Iceland’s President Has Donated Millions From Own Pay To Charity
Over the past year, President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson has donated about 4 million ISK to charity after getting a pay…
Most Icelanders Choose Artificial Christmas Trees
The majority of Icelanders will be putting up an artificial Christmas tree this year, but there was a difference in…
Forbidden To Say Ice Cream Is “Made With Love”
Health authorities in Reykjavík froze distribution of an ice cream brand, amongst other reasons for contending it was “made with…
Bishop Of Iceland Asks For, And Receives, Sizable Pay Rise
The Bishop of Iceland requested and received a 21% pay rise, and now earns 1.55 million ISK per month. RÚV…
LGBTI Rights In Iceland Still Lacking, Report Says
Iceland is in 16th place out of a possible 49 countries when it comes to LGBTI rights, a new report…
Most Icelanders Consider Themselves Lucky
A new poll asked Icelanders how lucky they consider themselves to be, and there were varying levels of self-reported good…
Strike Over: Icelandair Engineers Back On The Job
The strike of Icelandair’s airline engineers is over, for now, and flight schedules are beginning to return to normal. As…
Asylum Seekers Will Get Holiday Payments After All
Minister of Justice Sigríður Andersen says she will introduce legislation that will see to it that asylum seekers receive their…
No Holiday Payments For Asylum Seekers This Year
Asylum seekers in Iceland are normally granted a little something extra in December, but this year will be an exception….
Icelandair Airline Engineers On Strike
As expected, airline engineers for Icelandair have gone on strike. Many flights today are cancelled, and no new negotiations are…
Four Murders In Iceland In 2017
There were four murders in Iceland this year – twice the usual maximum annual homicide rate for the country. Albanian…
New Rescue Squad Uniform Design Causes Controversy
The design of a new uniform for Icelandic rescue workers (ICE-SAR) has not been universally well received, despite being three…
Kaleo Most-Googled Icelanders By A Long Shot
Pop group Kaleo were the most Googled Icelanders of 2017, and were searched almost three times more than runners-up Of…
WARNING: Reindeer Crossing In Iceland
If you’re traveling by car through the east and southeast of Iceland, keep your eyes open for reindeer. Vísir reports…
Sick Sea Eagle Recovering Well
A sea eagle found weeks ago has been recuperating at Reykjavík’s zoo, and is well on the road to recovery….
Flight Engineers May Go On Strike This Sunday
Flight engineers have been in negotiations with management for six months, and a strike over the holidays may be in…
Island Life: Killing Greedy Foxes, Hideous Cement Factory, Christmas Trees
If you buy a Christmas tree in Reykjavík this month, there’s a very good chance it came all the way…