Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
Iceland’s Prime Minister Working On Law Protecting Whistleblowers
Years in the making, the draft of a new bill from Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir would, if passed, finally provide…
Cocaine In Iceland Increases In Volume, Decreases In Price
The price of cocaine in Iceland has decreased from 2017, as quantities seized by police and admissions to drug rehabs…
Minister Of Industry Introduces Bill Combatting Illegal Microloan Companies
Minister of Industry Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir has introduced a new bill that is intended to curtail the illegal practices…
Two Icelandic Sisters Fight To Determine Their Own Surnames
Two Icelandic sisters who are completely estranged from both of their parents are hoping to create their own surname, Vísir…
Storm Warning For All Of South Iceland In Effect For Tomorrow
If you are planning on traveling through South Iceland tomorrow, exercise great caution—or perhaps make other plans. The Icelandic Met…
Iceland Condemns Turkish Incursions On Kurds, Will Still Visit Turkey For Football Match
While the Icelandic government has issued a strongly-worded written statement condemning the Turkish invasion of northern Syria, the Icelandic national…
Cleaning Up The Countryside By Killing Vagrants: Iceland’s History Of Executions
by Magnús Sveinn Helgason and Andie Sophia Fontaine
In 1550, when the King of Denmark took over the right to administer justice from the Catholic Church and added…
What Are Icelanders Talking About?
Iceland’s First Lady Eliza Reid made international headlines with a New York Times op-ed, “I’m a First Lady, and It’s…
Disabled People’s Transport Is A Bad Joke
I’m the parent of a child in Reykjavík who relies on Disabled People’s Transport Services (Akstursþjónusta Fatlaðs Fólks) to take…
The Versions Of Ourselves: Silja Hauksdóttir On Agnes Joy And The Beauty Of Flaws
Silja Hauksdóttir likes to keep herself busy. Originally a student of philosophy, she would be involved in television production for…
Enter Galactic: Comic Artist Galactic Deer Sheds Light On The Reality Of Russian Queer Youth
Galactic Deer, a nonbinary artist originally from Russia who now lives in Iceland, is on a mission. Their new autobiographical…
Icelandic Woman Accidentally Invites Third Of The Country To Sewing Club
An Icelandic woman who simply wanted to invite a few people to a small, intimate sewing circle accidentally ended up…
Baltasar Kormákur Making “Supernatural Volcano Drama” Series For Netflix
Baltasar Kormákur, director of Everest and Trapped, is set to make an eight-part Netflix series about the notorious Katla volcano,…
Reviewing Iceland’s Relationship With The US Becomes Hot Topic In Parliament
The withdrawal of US forces in northern Syria, thereby opening the way for Turkey to attack Kurds in the region,…
North Iceland Townsfolk Get Ready For Will Ferrell To Take Over
Residents of Húsavík are being encouraged to prepare for and welcome the arrival of Will Ferrell, as the North Iceland…
New Legislation In Iceland Could Decriminalise Buying, Possessing Or Receiving Drugs
A new bill submitted to the Icelandic Parliament hopes to provide protections to those who buy and use controlled substances,…
FATF: Iceland Needs To Do More To Combat Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has noted that while Iceland has made some improvements when it comes to fighting…
Centre Party Now Second Largest In Iceland
According to a new poll from Market and Media Research (MMR), the government would look very different from the way…
Environment Minister Open To Airplane Carbon Tax On Fares
Minister for the Environment Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson is eager to explore every option when it comes to responding to the…
Legal Fund For Bára Halldórsdóttir Established
Bára Halldórsdóttir, the whistleblower who recorded six members of Parliament speaking abusively about their colleagues in a public space, still…
Hekla Rumbles, Authorities Alerted
Six tremors were recorded around the volcano Hekla last night, RÚV reports. While the tremors themselves were not particularly strong,…
Kurdish Man In Iceland “Not Surprised” By Trump’s Syria Withdrawal, Fears For Lives Of Kurds
Salah Karim, a Kurdish man living in Iceland and a long-time advocate for Kurdish liberation, spoke frankly with the Grapevine…
Uber May Start Operations In Iceland As Soon As This Winter, If Company Is Interested
Despite having no indications that the ride-share service is even interested in operating in Iceland, Minister of Transportation Sigurður Ingi…
“Pointless To Close Iceland Off” In Event Of Pandemic, Icelandic Doctor Says
An Icelandic epidemiologist has questioned the premises and practicality of new research which contends that Iceland would be amongst a…
Storms Across East Iceland Today Through Tomorrow Morning
If you are planning on traveling through eastern Iceland today, be warned—it could be very rough going, and road closures…