Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
Four Cops Per Every 60,000 People In Reykjavík Area
The per capita ratio of police to civilians in Iceland is considerably lower than in the United States and many…
Rescue Workers Save Ptarmigan Hunters – VIDEO
Rescue workers were deployed last weekend to save a stranded ptarmigan hunter. The mission, which involved some 200 volunteers, was…
Iceland’s Democracy Hangover: Why The International Media Got It All Wrong
The Independence Party emerged as the dominant party from our parliamentary elections. President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson granted them the mandate…
Drunk Tourist Arrested For Climbing Theatre
The wee hours of Saturday morning were a rollicking good time for one tourist, who ended up having a little…
Nearly 50 Brands Of Christmas Beer Available This Year
If you thought the choice of coffee drinks in Iceland was daunting, then prepare yourself for the impending flood of…
“Too Dangerous” To Retrieve Car From Jökulsárlón
An unmanned car that rolled and sank into Jökulsárlón will remain there, as police believe attempts at trying to retrieve…
Teachers Considering Walk-Out In Response To Massive Pay Rise For MPs
Grade school teachers in Iceland are furious that members of parliament and government ministers have been granted a massive pay…
Elections 2016: Iceland’s Next Government Coming Into Focus
Formal coalition talks will begin next week, but we already have some strong indications of which parties could comprise Iceland’s…
More Icelanders Moving Away Than Moving Back Home
Not only are more Icelanders leaving the country than moving back to it; Statistics Iceland believes this trend will continue…
John Lydon Declares Himself “Best Thing Punk Ever Did”
The rock-n-roll icon presided over the opening of the Icelandic Punk Museum yesterday, and had a few choice words to…
Elections 2016: Conservative Chair Meets With Other Parties
Leadership of Iceland’s parliamentary parties met with Independence Party chairperson Bjarni Benediktsson today, but there is as yet no indication…
Tourists Lose Car In Jökulsárlón
A couple who paid a visit to Jökulsárlón on the last day of their trip in Iceland were met with…
President Doesn’t Want New Pay Rise
President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson told reporters that he neither “asked for nor needs” the massive pay rise approved by the…
BREAKING: Independence Party Given Mandate To Form Coalition
President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson has just announced that he has given the Independence Party the mandate to form the next…
Legendary Hotdog Stand Bæjarins Beztu Forced To Move Again
For the second time in just over a year, the legendary Bæjarins beztu hot dog stand will once again be…
Elections 2016: Conservative-Led Government Likely
Independence Party chairperson Bjarni Benediktsson has been called back to the President’s residency, following a round of talks where the…
City Warns Of High Air Pollution Today
The air quality in some parts of Reykjavík could go past the “health limit” for what is safe to breathe,…
Bank Warns Against “Flying Too Close To The Sun”
The Research Division of Arion Bank warns that the Icelandic króna is strengthening faster than the economy can deal with…
Numerous Icelandic Families Preparing To Accept Refugee Children
About 20 families are preparing to take a course offered by the Government Agency for Child Protection (GACP) for those…
Björk Puts Focus On Environmental Issues
Artist Björk Guðmundsdóttir, in a new radio interview, was reportedly baffled by how little a role environmental issues played in…
Massive Pay Rise For MPs, President Announced 2 Days After Elections
The decision, made on election day itself by the Wage Committee, will raise the salaries of the Prime Minister and…
Social Dem Chair Resigns, New Coalition Still Unknown
Social Democrat chairperson Oddný Harðardóttir released a statement just moments ago tendering her resignation from her position in the wake…
Stormy Weather In East Iceland Today
Winds could reach decidedly dangerous speeds in east and southeast Iceland today, but should calm down again by the middle…
“Election By Donut” Beats All The Polls In Sheer Accuracy
The “election by donut” experiment conducted by Dunkin’ Donuts turned out results that were actually more accurate in predicting the…
Elections 2016: What Will Iceland’s Next Government Be?
Now that Iceland has voted and the results are in, the big question before us now is: what kind of…