Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
Fundamentalist Christians Harass Secondary School Kids – VIDEO
Police had to be called twice to remove a pair of fundamentalist Christians who were harassing a group of Icelandic…
Iceland Comes Back In Added Time, Beats Finland 3-2
Iceland managed to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat in added time in last night’s World Cup qualifier match…
What Does A Utopian Iceland Look Like? Five Icelanders Talk About The Future
We regularly see articles published in the international press about Iceland, touting it as some kind of ultra-feminist, anti-banker paradise…
Newer Hazard Sign Goes Up At Reynisfjara Beach
The engineering office which designed the previous hazard sign at the beautiful (and notorious) Reynisfjara beach has set up a…
Polish MPs Send Letter Of Thanks To Iceland
Members of Nowoczesna, a Polish opposition party, have sent a letter of gratitude to the Icelandic people for the country’s…
Russian Military Stops Icelandic Freezer Trawler
An Icelandic freezer trawler strayed a little too far into Russian territory, and was stopped and boarded by a military…
Why Does This Keep Happening? A Closer Look At The Directorate Of Immigration
The Grapevine has reported on many asylum seeker deportation stories over the years. We’ve reported on how their treatment at…
Followed Google Maps, Ended Up In A River
No one was injured in an accident that sent four tourists into a river in West Iceland last Friday, but…
Plot Thickens At Site Of Found Viking Sword
New finds at the site of a discovered 10th century sword have raised more questions about what exactly happened at…
Bright Future And Left-Greens See Rise In Support
A new poll from Gallup shows that, amongst the parties with a realistic chance of winning seats in parliament later…
Lightning Strikes Airplane In Flight – VIDEO
Lightning struck WOW Air’s TF-GAY airbus as it took to the skies today, and an alert Icelander captured the moment…
The Reykjavík Grapevine Election Poll Extravaganza!
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Andie Sophia Fontaine
Elections are coming up this month, and although you might not even live in Iceland (let alone have the right…
All Calm And Quiet At Katla
Despite the contentions of more lurid reporting on Katla over the past few days, the volcano is not about to…
Sigmundur Davíð Unseated As Progressive Chair
Former Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson is now also the former chairperson of the Progressive Party, as party primary voting…
No Sign Of Erupting, Katla Quakes Yet Again
Nearly 200 tremors were recorded around the volcano Katla over the past 24 hours, RÚV reports. Three of these tremors…
Vast Majority Of Tourists Would Come Back To Iceland
A new poll conducted by Maskína for the Icelandic Tourist Board shows that nine out of ten tourists who visited…
Collapsing Crane Likely Result Of Disabled Security Function
Further investigations into what caused a construction crane to buckle and collapse, narrowly missing the Bæjarins bestu hot dog stand…
Prisoners’ Advocacy Group Issues Statement On Prison Reporting
Afstaða, the Association for Betterment, has released a statement in response to a news story we reported on an ongoing…
Patience Pays Off, When It Comes To The Aurora
The Northern Lights abide the wishes of no one, but patience yielded quite a light show for those willing to…
Construction Crane Collapses Right Next To Grapevine Offices – PHOTOS
Only moments ago, a large construction crane buckled and collapsed onto a building located right next door to the Grapevine…
Most Icelanders Opposed To Free Plots For Religious Groups
A new poll from Market and Media Research shows the vast majority of Icelanders are opposed to one aspect of…
City Will Shut Off Streetlights For The Northern Lights
Due to a predicted high amount of aurora activity tonight, the City of Reykjavík will shut off all the streetlights…
Prison In Hot Water Over Prisoner Being Repeatedly Called A “Jerk”
The Parliamentary Ombudsman has recommended that the Minister of the Interior investigate the complaints of a prisoner at Litla-Hraun prison…
Women Of The World: Yoko Ono Wants To Hear Your Story
Artist Yoko Ono is asking women everywhere to submit their stories of harm done to them, which will be incorporated…
Circling Back: One American Commemorates His Family’s Life In Iceland
The American military presence in Iceland goes back to the middle of WW2, and there are many Americans who can…