Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
COVID Roundup: 84 Domestic Cases Yesterday, 48 Outside Quarantine
84 new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. 48 were outside…
Disappointment, Unanswered Questions Follow Gov’t Afghan Refugee Announcement
Yesterday, over a week after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, the Icelandic government announced that the country would…
Famous Reykjavík Cat Keeps Getting Paid By Strangers
Visitors and residents alike of downtown Reykjavík are likely very familiar with Baktus, a cat known to hang out at…
Demonstrators Implore Government To Rescue Afghans, Gov’t To Accept 120
A group of about two dozen demonstrators, most of them Afghans who live in Iceland, turned out in front of…
COVID Roundup: 60 New Domestic Cases, 38 Outside Quarantine
62 new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. 38 were outside…
Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir Brings Her Talent To Battlefield 2042
Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, best known for her work in both television and film, has now brought her talent to a…
Air Traffic Controllers May Go On Strike, Negotiations Continue
The Icelandic Air Traffic Controllers Association (FÍF) and management at Ísavia, the company which operates Keflavík International Airport, are still…
Woman At Last Permitted To Name Herself ‘Woman’
Drawing to a close a legal battle that began some two years ago, an Icelandic woman was at last granted…
COVID Roundup: 62 Domestic Cases, Child Vaccinations Begin, And Self-Tests Possible
62 new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. 35 were outside…
Iceland With Highest Per Capita Emissions In Europe
New data from Eurostat shows Iceland to be the largest polluter when it comes to net emissions of greenhouse gases…
COVID Roundup: 61 Domestic Cases Yesterday, Roughly Half In Quarantine At Diagnosis
61 new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. 31 were outside…
Poll: Socialists With As Much Support As Centre Party, Elections Next Month
A new poll from Gallup shows the relatively new Socialist Party—who as yet do not have a seat in Parliament—polling…
Hospitals In Crisis: Health Minister Seeks Private Sector, Hospital Director Wants Promises Kept
A staffing shortage at Landspítali hospital, exacerbated by the pandemic, has prompted Minister of Health Svandís Svavarsdóttir to begin negotiations…
COVID Roundup: 124 Domestic Cases Yesterday, Most In Quarantine
124 new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. 54 were outside…
Iceland Still Mulling Over How To Accept Afghan Refugees
As larger countries such as the UK and Canada have already pledged to accept a set number of refugees fleeing…
New In Town: Loo.Koo.Mas
Sure, donuts are cool, but have you ever had loukoumas? These Greek “donuts”—more accurately described as fried dough, traditionally drizzled…
Just Sayings: Hallærisplanið (“The Cringe Zone” )
This edition of Just Sayings isn’t so much about an Icelandic catchphrase as it is about a cultural institution: Hallærisplanið….
COVID Roundup: CDC Puts Iceland In Highest Risk Rank, Domestic Cases Down
The US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) put Iceland in the highest risk category for travelers yesterday. People are being…
COVID Roundup: New Numbers, New Border Restrictions, Herd Immunity Questions
Last Friday, Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir announced new regulations at Iceland’s border. This will entail taking samples from arrivals to…
Being Nonbinary: In Iceland And Everywhere
The existence of nonbinary people is gaining slow but steady recognition in many Eurocentric countries—Iceland included. While we celebrate the…
COVID Roundup: 103 Domestic Cases Yesterday
103 new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is, down from 151…
COVID Roundup: 151 Domestic Cases Yesterday
151 new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. 83 were outside…
Lightning Warning Issued For Large Portion Of Iceland
From today until Friday, the weather forecast shows, rain and warm weather will be sweeping across the country. Written remarks…
COVID Roundup: 116 New Domestic Cases, CDC Issues High Risk Ranking For Iceland
116 new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. 74 were outside…
COVID Roundup: 108 Domestic Cases Detected Yesterday
108 new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. 70 were outside…