Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
New Aluminium Smelter Could Be On The Way
A partnership between a Chinese and an Icelandic company has been struck to build an aluminium smelter in north Iceland….
Anti-Whaling Group Begins Direct Action
A group dedicated to ending whaling in Iceland has already kicked off their first operations in Iceland, and have promised…
Radio Iceland Saved From The Brink
Radio Iceland – an English-language radio station in Iceland – was saved from having to go off the air by…
Volcano Near Reykjavík “Cannot be Ruled Out”
Increased seismic activity at the site of an undersea faultline could be an indication of an impending volcano. The Icelandic…
Reykjavík Has Cheapest Beer Of All Nordic Capitals
Iceland’s capital has the cheapest beer of any Nordic capital, and its price ranks just above the median worldwide. According…
Naked Cyclist To Help Drivers Be Aware Of Bikes
The naked cyclist who alerted police attention earlier this month has appeared in a new advert about driver awareness of…
Running Against Suicide
A charity run to fight suicide amongst young men got started this morning, and runners will circle the country. RÚV…
3 Minutes: The Longest You Will Ever Walk From A Parking Garage To Laugavegur
It has been mathematically proven that car drivers would have little to worry about if Laugavegur were closed year-round. Kjarninn…
Light Rail To Be A Reality In Reykjavík
An agreement has been reached between all capital area municipalities to create a light rail system for the greater Reykjavík…
Fin Whaling Ships Begin Hunt
Fin whaling boats have launched to begin to hunt, at a time when a massive petition seeks to halt the…
Cabbies Might Be Talking About You On Facebook
Hidden video recordings, copies of IDs and rumour-mongering are all being shared in a closed Facebook group for Icelandic cabbies….
Harriet Cardew Denied Passport Due To Name
The girl who made international headlines last year still faces struggles against Icelandic bureaucracy over the issue of her name….
“Leif” Sees Surge In Popularity
The name “Leif” has taken a sharp rise in popularity amongst expecting parents last year – just not in Iceland….
Seven Sentenced In Kaupthing Market Manipulation Case
Reykjavík District Court handed out prison sentences yesterday to several former Kaupthing bankers for engaging in market manipulation. Kjarninn reports…
Are You Ready For Some Summer?
This week, the weekend especially, promises to be unusually hot for parts of Iceland that normally do not reach such…
WOW Cyclothon: We Have A Winner!
The winning team of the WOW Cyclothon has crossed the finish line, as over 19 million ISK was raised for…
Guns Flown Back To Norway Without Required Authorisation
There was no legal authorisation made to ship 250 submachine guns back to Norway by an Icelandair passenger plane, the…
Petition Urges St. Kitts To Help Save Whales
A rapidly growing petition is calling upon St. Kitts to revoke its flag from Winter Bay, a ship carrying 1,700…
PM Cautions Against Pirate Party Victory
Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson warned the nation that the Pirate Party becoming “influential” would be “cause for concern for…
Committee: Reykjavík’s Domestic Airport Should Maybe Move To Lava Fields By Hafnarfjörður
A steering committee has found Hvassahraun to be the most cost-effective site for the domestic airport serving the greater-Reykjavík area,…
Iceland Most Peaceful Country Yet Again
Iceland is once again the most peaceful country in the world, according to the results of the latest Global Peace…
Mystery Of Weed-Stuffed “Dildo” Solved
The owner of the weed-filled “dildo” found by customs last month got in touch with the Grapevine to give us the full…
Guns On Their Way Back To Norway
Those guns the Icelandic police wanted were, at last, put on a plane back to Norway, which left early this…
Nurses And Government Strike Deal
A deal has been reached between the government and the nurse’s union, although still pending the approval of union members….
Mysterious Weather-Changing Machine Used For Secret Solstice
British scientists came to Iceland with a machine that reportedly keeps the weather temporarily sunny and dry, and it was…