Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
Police Supervisory Committee Established
An independent body whose mission it is to supervise police activity and receive complaints from the general public has finally…
Eze Okafor’s Fate Decided Next Month
An asylum seeker from Nigeria, who sought asylum in Iceland but was subsequently deported to Sweden, has learned that the…
Lost Envelope Full Of Cash Returned To Rightful Owner
A large amount of money found in an envelope at Keflavík International Airport has found its way back to its…
President Recommends Opening Gifts On Christmas Day
Contrary to the Icelandic tradition of opening presents on Christmas Eve, President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson told reporters he believes opening…
Cintamani Donates Gifts For Asylum Seeker Children
Just in time for the holidays, Icelandic clothing manufacturer Cintamani has donated a plethora of gifts to Iceland’s asylum seeker…
Iceland Votes To Increase Aid To Syria
Just in time for the holidays, the Icelandic parliament voted to increase aid to Syria, as people caught in the…
Today Is Þorláksmessa, The Day Of Putrefied Skate
Today is an important family-friendly day for Icelandic winter holidays, as we celebrate the day of the patron saint of…
Roy Hodgson Still Smarting From The Smiting
“I never want to hear the word Iceland again,” former England manager Roy Hodgson disclosed in a new interview, referring…
Weather For New Year’s Not Forecast To Be Fireworks-Friendly
The long-term forecast for New Year’s Eve in Iceland does not look particularly conducive to launching fireworks into the air,…
Rescue Workers Use Drone To Search And Find Injured Dog – VIDEO
Rescue workers in Iceland do not only save stranded humans caught up on glaciers or lost in the countryside; at…
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson Most Googled Icelander
No other Icelander came close to Iceland’s president in terms of sheer volume of Google searches originating in Iceland, and…
QuizUp Sold To Glu Mobile For $7.5 Million
Plain Vanilla, the Icelandic start-up that rose to prominence a few years ago but shuttered its doors last April, has…
Putrefied Skate Unpopular With Pirate Party Voters
Market and Media Research (MMR) took a closer look at who, exactly, is still eating putrefied skate. The results show…
Iceland Is Weird But So Great #6: Yule Lads
The Christmas season is now upon us, and the Icelandic version of Christmas is an endless source of fascination for…
Tour Bus Passengers Narrowly Escape Serious Injury After Crash
18 passengers, most of them foreign tourists, and the driver escaped with only minor injuries when their tour bus was…
Small Chance Of Busta Rhymes At Aldrei Fór Ég Suður
The legendary rapper may be enticed into performing at the West Fjords music festival, but organisers are not particularly optimistic….
What’s For Christmas Dinner In Iceland?
A new poll from Market and Media Research (MMR) asked Icelanders what they intend on having for Christmas Eve dinner,…
Offer Of Beluga Whales Declined By Westman Islands
A British company would like to bring three beluga whales to the Westman Islands from a zoo in Shanghai, but…
Reykjavík Most Expensive European Capital For Christmas Vacation
No European capital is more expensive for booking hotel accommodation over Christmas holidays than Reykjavík, surpassing even London and Paris….
National Broadcasting Responds Well To East Icelanders’ Complaints
East Icelanders tired of being blocked by television weather forecasters have been heard, and national broadcasting service RÚV has been…
Free “Drop-In” Baptisms Available After Christmas
Short on both time and money, but want to get your child baptised before the New Year? One church has…
East Icelanders Tired Of Being Blocked By The Weather Forecaster
A whole region of the country is regularly blocked by television weather forecasters, who often stand in front of East…
Everybody Loves Guðni
President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson has seen his popularity skyrocket since September, to where pretty much everyone is pleased with the…
Just How “Safe” Are The “Safe Countries” People Seek Asylum From?
Asylum seekers from Macedonia and Albania have become a flashpoint in the discussion about asylum seekers in Iceland. Some Icelandic…
Meteorologists Now Predict A Snowy Christmas
Previous forecasts about a snow-free Christmas have now been turned on their head, less than a week before Christmas itself….