Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
Pokémon Go Trainers Damaging Botanical Gardens
The Akureyri Botanical Gardens have been experiencing significant damages lately from unwanted guests who trespass on the grounds playing Pokémon…
Iceland’s Worst Mobile Signal Areas To Be Mapped
The Post and Telecom Administration in Iceland (PFS) plans to make a detailed map of which areas along Iceland’s national…
Parliament Could Change Significantly After Elections
Over a quarter of Iceland’s members of parliament so far have announced they will not be running in this October’s…
Petition Underway To Save Afghan Family From Deportation
An Afghan mother and daughter who have been on the run for 15 years have been denied asylum in Iceland….
Family Makes Dramatic Escape From Sinking Car
An American family who traveled by car around Iceland had an experience that almost cost them their lives, but by…
High Temperatures And Sunny Skies Most Of The Week
The first half of this week should bring a welcome reprise of the warm and sunny weather the capital area…
Asylum Seeker Takes Her Case Directly To Parliament
A Nigerian asylum seeker, who is 18 weeks pregnant and has two small boys, is still facing deportation. Today, she…
Company Hopes To Build Iceland’s First Planetarium
One company hopes to build the country’s first planetarium, with the aim of creating a mostly underground facility near Perlan….
Drones Banned At Vatnajökull National Park
Rangers of the northern section of Vatnajökull National Park have banned the use of drones in the area, except under…
Icelandic Media “Has No Policy Or Purpose”, Says Finance Minister
Minister of Finance and Independence Party chairperson Bjarni Benediktsson had some choice words to share regarding his opinion of the…
Believes Deportations Costlier Than Just Granting Asylum
Pirate Party MP Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson has questioned the Directorate of Immigration’s (UTL) frequent use of the Dublin Regulation, saying…
Mayor Considering Downtown Hotel Upper Limit
Reykjavík mayor Dagur B. Eggertsson says the possibility of setting an upper limit on the number of hotels along Laugavegur…
Computer Crimes Division To Prioritise Illegal Downloads
A new report from the Ministry of the Interior announces that the Computer Crimes division of the police will prioritise…
Most Reindeer Mercifully Spared Being Hunted
Slightly fewer reindeer have been hunted so far this year than last year, and the majority allowed to be hunted…
Nationalists Protested Against Non-Existent Changes To Law
The major complaints of the Icelandic National Front (INF) about Iceland’s immigration law concern changes to the legislation that do…
Tourists Charged Exorbitant Rates For Rooms In Reykjavík
Examples of tourists being charged for a single room what most Icelanders would pay for an entire apartment have been…
Nationalists Outnumbered 4 To 1 At Demonstration – VIDEO
Today’s demonstration by the Icelandic National Front (INF) was met with an overwhelming response – from demonstrators showing their solidarity…
That Shark You Ate May Be Centuries Old
Scientific research has brought to light that the Greenland shark, served in Iceland as the traditional dish hákarl, has a…
Solidarity Demonstration In Support Of Refugees; Against Nationalists
A demonstration will be held today in front of parliament to show support for refugees and asylum seekers, in Iceland…
Quote Of The Issue
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Andie Sophia Fontaine
“Let us not forget that the Age of Settlement was a time of cultural diversity, or that it was the…
A Poem
by Dísa Jónsdóttir and Andie Sophia Fontaine
boys from america who like bukowski you keep asking for REAL ICELANDIC EXPERIENCE in the bars or on the roads…
Fish Unaware Of Water: What America Can Learn From Iceland About Creativity
Psychologist, teacher of counselling psychology and endowed chair at the University of Kansas Barbara Kerr specialises in the psychology of…
Strange Brew: “Don’t touch me with what you can’t afford to lose, Fuckhead…”
by As told to Bob Cluness and Andie Sophia Fontaine
It can be open warfare for many women who go downtown at the weekend. But things are now changing, slowly……
Heroes & Villains
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Andie Sophia Fontaine
The hero of the issue this issue is Límonaði. If you have not yet tried this Icelandic lemon soda then…
Word of the Issue
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Andie Sophia Fontaine
The word of the issue this issue is sko. This is a tricky one to translate directly. Some Icelanders use…