Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
Ghana vs. Iceland: Gylfi Captaining, Aron Still Recuperating
Fótbolti.net reports that Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson will be Iceland’s team captain as they play a friendly match against Ghana at…
VIDEO: Iceland’s “Midge Lake” Lives Up To Its Name
A brave reporter for Iceland’s public broadcasting ran into some technical difficulties when attempting to broadcast from Mývatn, or “Midge…
Icelandic MPs Filtering Out Emails About Vaping
Members of Iceland’s Parliament have received so many emails objecting to proposed vaping regulations that they have started to filter…
Sea Ice Nearly Reaching Iceland’s Coast
As predicted, sea ice from southeast Greenland has stretched close enough to Iceland’s shores to prompt the Icelandic Coast Guard…
All Icelanders To Be Organ Donors By Default
A crucial law on organ donations that was first introduced to Iceland’s Parliament in 2012 has finally passed. From this…
Iceland Central Bank Employees Complain About Nude Paintings
Complaints have been filed about the appropriateness of several classic Icelandic paintings, some of which feature nude subjects, hanging on…
Arctic Sea Ice Creeping Its Way Towards Iceland
Sea ice from Greenland is extending its icy claws further south than usual, and has almost reached the Westfjords. The…
Árneshreppur Proves Capitalism And Democracy Don’t Mix
As the whole country watched the election results last week, safely half the country was only concerned about the results…
Reykjavik Elections: Same Choices, New Faces
We put a lot into covering the run-up to last month’s municipal elections. There was certainly a lot to be…
Word Of The Issue: Fjandakornið
The word of this issue is fjandakornið. Author Margaret Atwood once pointed out that when it comes to a culture’s…
Two Minutes At Glymur, One Of Iceland’s Highest Waterfalls
Glymur Canyon, Iceland’s own little slice of Mordor, used to be fairly inaccessible. However, the west side has at long…
Island Life: East Iceland Symphony, New Hot Pots, Beach Death
Iceland’s coastal towns are well known for being hotbeds of creativity, but things have kicked up to a whole new…
Heat Wave Broils Iceland This Week
Temperatures are set to climb in Iceland, and stay up there all week long, as the country braces itself for…
“I Thought The Icelandic Government Wouldn’t Break Its Own Laws”
A Hazara youth, Abbas Ali, whose asylum case has sat in the system in Iceland for one year and three…
FINALLY: Livestream Of Raven Hatchlings In Iceland Now Online
A webcam set up at a raven’s nest in Iceland is now streaming live. The stream in question is courtesy…
Icelandic Banker Drinks Too Much, Talks Smack, Then Resigns
One of Arion Bank’s board members has opted to resign from his position in the wake of drinking too much…
Icelanders Decidedly Shruggo About Whale Hunting
A new poll shows that the largest share of Icelanders are neither for nor against Iceland beginning whale hunting again….
Reykjavik Coalition Talks Going Forward, Without The Socialists
In the wake of Reykjavík municipal elections, numerous parties are having informal talks about what the next majority for Iceland’s…
Reykjavik Elections: Conservatives Come Out Ahead, Socialist Wins Seat
The Independence Party won the most seats last night in Reykjavík municipal elections, but what shape the next City Council…
First Numbers From Reykjavik: Independence Party Overtakes Social Dems, Socialist Possibly In
With 90,135 on the voter registry, a voter turn-out of 59.1% at 22:00, and 9,235 votes counted so far, the…
18 Child Marriages In Iceland Since 1998
The Minister of Justice revealed in Parliament today that 18 exceptions have been made to Iceland’s marriage laws since 1998….
Israeli Consul Meets With Icelandic Public Broadcasting Over Eurovision Row
Israeli authorities are reportedly concerned about Iceland’s growing push to boycott Eurovision next year. RÚV, Iceland’s public broadcasting, reports that…
Majority Holds, But New Faces Likely In Reykjavik City Council
Municipal elections are tomorrow, and the last poll before ballots are cast shows some things will remain the same, but…
Where And How To Vote In Iceland’s Municipal Elections
Municipal elections will be held this Saturday, and even if you’re not a citizen, you may still be able to…
Two Icelanders In Gender Equality Top 100
Two Icelanders – both of whom hold (or held) political office – have made the cut for Apolitical’s Gender Equality…