Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
Icelandic Wool Producers Warn Of Imported Counterfeits
As Icelandic manufacturers work overtime to meet the growing demand for wool, local producers warn of foreign wool sold as…
New Poll Shows Upset In Presidential Race
A new poll from the University of Iceland shows one dark horse candidate gaining on the second-place runner, whose support…
Two Citizen’s Arrests In Downtown Reykjavík
Bystanders twice in one day apprehended and held people suspected of committing serious crimes until police arrived. Vísir reports that…
Iceland Needs To Catch Up In Human Rights
Iceland is behind many European countries when it comes to ratifying human rights agreements, says the Council of Europe’s Human…
The 3rd “Iceland Is Weird But So Great” Video Is Here
The third installment of the travel video series is here, and this time, you can take a closer look at…
Fighter Jets Over the Westfjords
Residents of the sleepy northwest corner of Iceland were greeted with an uncommon sight last Thursday, as fighter jets flew…
Church Offers Prayer Space For Evicted Muslims
The Muslims recently evicted from a disputed property now have a place to pray for Ramadan – the Free Church…
Football In The Square This Evening
Today, you can lay on the grass outdoors at Ingolfstorg in downtown Reykjavík, and watch the first game of the…
Moonshine Runners Busted In Reykjavík
Two Icelandic men have proven that brewing moonshine is not necessarily a rural activity. RÚV reports that capital area police…
Science Makes Carbon Recycling Breakthrough In Iceland
New research conducted in Iceland has yielded some very promising results in the field of carbon recycling. According to the…
Volunteers Forbidden From Visiting Asylum Seekers
An immigration official told one volunteer the visits are banned because “making their home lives easier is not on offer.”…
Anti-Whaling Campaign Features Prominent Icelanders
An anti-whaling campaign emphasises local attitudes about whaling, and its impacts on the tourism industry. The International Fund for Animal…
Iceland Again World’s Most Peaceful Country
Iceland is once again at the top of the Global Peace Index, as the world overall during the past 10…
Smelter Emissions May Have Sickened Horses
Fluorine pollution from a nearby aluminium smelter may be causing horses in the area to be getting ill. RÚV reports…
Hanna Birna Has Quit Politics
Former Minister of the Interior Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir has announced she will not be running for parliament this autumn. RÚV…
Stay Apartments Has Employee Bathroom Now
Labour supervisory authorities have approved the break room and toilet Stay Apartments have at last provided their cleaning staff. RÚV…
Bubbi Booed For Supporting Wrong Candidate
Legendary Icelandic musician Bubbi Morthens was met with a cold reception at his 60th birthday concert – from one attendee…
Unions Investigating Stay Apartments
The labour union Efling is now investigating a tourist apartment company which fired eight cleaning workers for wanting their own…
Wants To Export Icelandic Water To Asia
An Indian entrepreneur hopes to bottle water in East Iceland and get it on the market in Asia. RÚV reports…
Government Unites Behind Reforestation Of Iceland
All of the separate projects to grow more trees in Iceland have now been united under a single government reforestation…
Uncertainty Still Surrounds Public Toilets Project
The government has taken one more step closer to setting up some 30 badly-needed toilets at tourist spots around the…
New Poll Round-Up For Presidency And Parliament
Kjarninn has released the results of a new aggregate poll of the presidential and parliamentary candidates. According to the results…
Heroes & Villains: The Protestor And The President
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Andie Sophia Fontaine
This week’s hero is the Icelandic protestor. Some of the biggest stories about Iceland to make international headlines have involved…
Australian TV Host Shocked By Icelandic Babies Sleeping Outside
An Australian mother of two was more than a little bit surprised by the Icelandic practice of letting babies sleep…
Sprengisandur To Open Early This Year
The historic Highlands path will be opening about two weeks early, due to rapidly melting snow brought on by a…