Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
Cold Snap Headed For Reykjavík Tomorrow
Gale force winds will descend upon the country today, and temperatures will drop in the capital area over the weekend….
Iceland Burns Thousands Of Tonnes Of Coal Each Year, Thanks To Heavy Industry
Iceland burns over 160,000 tonnes of coal yearly, and this will increase to well over 200,000 tonnes of coal over…
Quake Recorded Near Katla This Morning
A tremor measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale was recorded just west of the Katla volcano early this morning, RÚV…
“HEGELIAN DIALECTIC” Amongst Tags Spray Painted On Akureyri Churches
Several churches in Akureyri were struck by what appears to be one vandal late last night, and some of the…
20 Square Metres For 115,000 ISK Per Month
An Icelander offering a 20m2 room by Kringlan for the princely sum of 115,000 ISK per month has caught the…
United Silicon Plant Releases More Toxic Emissions – VIDEOS
Videos taken by workers within the United Silicon plant shows tremendous amounts of toxic emissions being released into the air…
Icelandic Meteorologist Encourages Viewers To Boycott China
An Icelandic meteorologist is so concerned about climate change that he took the opportunity of the evening weather forecast to…
Election 2016: Other Parties In Talks, Without Pirates
While three of Iceland’s right-wing parties are now in formal talks about creation the country’s next government, other parties have…
Faroe Islands: Thanks But No Thanks, Iceland
While the gesture of goodwill is appreciated, the Faroese will not be needing any financial assistance from Iceland in the…
Iceland Is Weird But So Great #7: The Pagan Yule
The Christmas season may be behind us now, but did you know that Christmas is loaded with heathen trappings? In…
First Child Of 1980 Gives Birth To First Child Of 2017
The first child born in Iceland in 2017 arrived yesterday at just three minutes into New Year’s Day, Vísir reports,…
Not Too Many Fireworks-Related Injuries This Year
There were a lot fewer fireworks-related injuries this year than even just a few years ago, but pollution from them…
It’s Official: Right-Wing Government In The Works
President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson has again given the mandate to form the next government to Independence Party chairperson Bjarni Benediktsson….
Get Your New Year’s Bonfire On!
Tonight’s the night. If you want to take part in the hallowed Icelandic New Years tradition of standing around a…
Roundabouts Confound Tourists
Foreign drivers were involved in about 22% of car accidents at traffic circles between 2011 and 2015, Vísir reports. These…
Geminis Comprise Largest Share Of Icelanders
If you ever wanted to know what the most and least common astrological signs in Iceland are, and how they…
New AirBnB Law Going Into Effect, Supervision Still Unclear
New laws on the use of temporary rentals will go into effect on Sunday, but it is still not decided…
Icelanders Implore Government To Assist Faroe Islands
A brutal storm raged over the Faroe Islands over the Christmas holidays, doing untold damage. In response, one group of…
Watch Reykjavík’s New Years Fireworks Display Live
If you ever wanted to witness the madness of Reykjavík’s New Years fireworks display, but cannot make it to Iceland…
Election 2016: Informal Right Wing Coalition Talks Progressing
Informal coalition talks between the Independence Party, the Reform Party and Bright Future have reportedly been able to reach an…
“Hole Of Icelandic Studies” Still On Ice
The contractor tasked with the long-proposed “Hall of Icelandic Studies” has been awarded damages, as construction was halted in 2014…
Thunder And Lightning Reported Around The Westfjords
A weather phenomenon that is decidedly uncommon in Iceland, thunder and lightning have peppered the Westfjords over the past few…
Farmer Becoming Frustrated With Tourists Petting, Feeding His Horses
A farmer in central Iceland is at the end of his rope due to the repeated feeding of his horses…
New Year’s Weather May Be Fireworks-Friendly After All
Despite earlier long-term forecasts on the matter, the latest predictions from the Icelandic Met Office show that the weather on…
Couple Build Little Cottages For Stray Cats
Two Icelanders have taken it upon themselves to provide shelter for stray cats as the winter hardens. “They don’t hurt…