Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
BREAKING: Icelanders No Longer Happiest People In The World
Iceland is still in the top ten for the world’s happiest countries, but it is no longer in the top…
Volcanic Eruption May Have Encouraged Icelanders To Become Christian
A new research paper contends that the 10th century eruption of the Eldgjá volcano may have encouraged Icelanders to take…
Phone Scam Hits Iceland, Public Warned Not To Call Back Unknown International Numbers
Numerous Icelanders have reported getting phone calls from international numbers that they do not recognise. This is a scam, and…
Missing In Iceland: Policy Betting
Iceland is not a country friendly to gambling. Sure, there are digital slots and scratch-off tickets, but there are no…
Icelandic Peace Activist Vindicated 16 Years After The Fact
Icelanders were recently shocked and appalled to learn that Icelandic airline Air Atlanta had made dozens of trips, from eastern…
There Is Power In The Union: Iceland’s Labour Revolution
Earlier this month, Icelanders witnessed a bloodless revolution. Efling, one of Iceland’s largest labour unions and comprised of some of…
Icelandic Union Proposes All Workers Get Same Pay Rise As Company Director
In response to yet another astronomical pay rise for yet another corporate head, a labour union has proposed all the…
How Icelandic Men Have Been Responding To Anti-Toxic Masculinity Campaign
The Icelandic campaign to fight toxic masculinity has received a lively response from men recounting times gender norms hindered or…
Island Life: Iraqi Refugees, Head On Collision, Rural Rock & More
East Iceland will welcome some 19 Iraqi refugees this month, who will be settled in Reyðarfjörður and Neskuapstaður. The first…
The Pleasure Of Craftsmanship: Ten Years Of Kronkron Shoes
For the past ten years, Hugrún Árnadóttir and Magni Þorsteinsson have been producing some of the most creative shoes ever…
Icelandic Men Launch Campaign Against Toxic Masculinity
Icelandic men are starting to recognise that toxic masculinity is a problem they bear the responsibility of solving, and have…
Icelander Charged With Manslaughter In Stabbing Death Of Albanian Man
An Icelandic man who stabbed an Albanian man four times in the chest, killing him, and stabbing another Albanian three…
Family Of Icelander Fallen In Syria Criticise Official Response Of Authorities
The family of Haukur Hilmarsson, who reportedly fell in combat in Afrin, Syria, have released a statement criticising the “ineffectualness”…
Pro-Assad Writers Hold Conference In Iceland
The news of the death of Haukur Hilmarsson, an Icelandic activist and anarchist who in all likelihood was killed fighting…
Health Authorities Recommend Taking Mass Transit To Fight Air Pollution
A representatives for the Reykjavík Healthy Supervisory Authority believes people need to be encouraged to take mass transit to fight…
Keflavík Man Takes Kitten Hostage, Gets Arrested
An intoxicated man who took a kitten hostage was arrested shortly after the incident began, with no harm done to…
Mother Of Icelander Killed In Syria Pleas For More Information
The mother of Haukur Hilmarsson, who was reportedly killed in combat in Afrin last month, has issued another plea to…
Air Pollution Warning In Reykjavík Prompts Criticism Of Drivers
After yet another warning to stay indoors due to high levels of air pollution, many Icelanders have turned their criticism…
No Confidence Vote Against Iceland’s Justice Minister Fails To Pass, Barely
A vote of no confidence against Minister of Justice Sigríður Á. Andersen failed to pass, with 29 voting in favour,…
Immigrant-Heavy List Wins Elections In Major Icelandic Labour Union
Elections last night for the board of the labour union Efling saw a huge victory for B-list, a candidate list…
Icelander Reportedly Killed In Action In Afrin
Icelandic activist Haukur Hilmarsson was reportedly killed in combat in Afrin, Syria. He was 32 years old. According to a…
Tourists Threatening To Cancel Iceland Trips If Circumcision Ban Goes Through
As Iceland’s child circumcision ban still looms on the horizon, tourists are contacting tour companies in the country, threatening to…
Iceland’s Foreign Ministry Making Changes Due To Weapons Shipments To Saudi Arabia
In response to recent news that weapons bound for Saudi Arabia have been transported through Iceland some 25 times, the…
Vote Of No Confidence Submitted Against Iceland’s Justice Minister
The Social Democrats and the Pirates submitted a parliamentary proposal vote of no confidence against Minister of Justice Sigríður Andersen…
Animal Of Iceland: The Midge
Iceland has an undeserved reputation as being a country free of bugs, especially biting insects that you might find in…