Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
Asylum Seeker, Badly Beaten Last Month, Deported With No Warning
A young asylum seeker, who was badly beaten while in custody for trying to stow away on a ship, was…
Iceland: The Most Corrupt Nordic Country
Corruption in Iceland has been on the rise for at least the past six years, according to a new report…
Uber In Iceland: The Debate Continues
An Icelandic MP is proposing changes to the law that would allow for the car-sharing service in Iceland, but taxi…
Bill To Legalise Homebrewing In Iceland Submitted Again To Parliament
If a new bill becomes law, homebrewing of alcohol for personal consumption could be made legal in Iceland. The bill…
Miserable Storm Hits Iceland, Many Roads Closed
Today’s wind storm has resulted in many closed roads. Knowing how to keep updated will keep you safe. Once again,…
Truckload Of Pig Parts Blocks Traffic In Iceland
A trailer full of large pig parts tipped over on Sæbraut this morning, snarling traffic and prompting frustration and amusement…
East Icelanders, Fed Up With Busted Roads, Take Matters Into Their Own Hands
When national authorities ignored a badly damaged road connecting an east Iceland village to the rest of the country, these…
North Iceland Earthquakes Increasing In Strength, Still Very Frequent
The tremors around the north Iceland island of Grímsey have been ongoing for the past few days now, and have…
Bus Driver Arrested In Iceland For Attacking Snowball-Throwing Child
A bus driver was arrested for having attacked a child who threw a snowball at him, and is now in…
Socialist Party Of Iceland To Run In Reykjavík City Council Elections
At a meeting held yesterday, Iceland’s Socialist Party (SPI) voted in favour of running for city council in Reykjavík, and…
Bishop Of Iceland: Child Circumcision Ban Could “Criminalise” Judaism & Islam
Bishop Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir believes a ban on child circumcision could make Jews and Muslims feel “unwelcome” in Iceland, and…
This Day In Icelandic History: The First Casualty Of The Cod Wars Strikes
1976 was the year the Cod Wars between Iceland and Britain ended, but it was not without at least one…
One MP’s Travel Expenses Total All Holiday Payments To Asylum Seekers
The travel expenses of one MP, who has often criticised the cost of asylum seekers, are pretty much equal to…
Icelandic Man Builds Talking Clock For Blind Grandmother
An Icelandic man who could find no talking clock that speaks Icelandic for his blind grandmother has taken matters into…
Freedom Of Press In Iceland: Glitnir HoldCo Appeals Overturned Media Injunction
Weeks after Reykjavík District Court lifted a media injunction against Stundin magazine, Glitnir HoldCo announced they would appeal the court’s…
Over A Thousand Tremors Recorded Around Island In North Iceland
Over a thousand tremors have been recorded around Grímsey over the past 48 hours, and scientists have not ruled out…
Bitcoin Mining In Iceland: What We Know, And How Iceland Could Benefit
The true story on cryptocurrency mining in Iceland is more complex than has been recently reported, a local expert says,…
Iceland’s Travelgate Continues: MP Goes On The Defensive
Independence Party MP Ásmundur Friðriksson continues to justify his travel expenses, which may have been grossly overestimated, by pointing out…
Icelandic MP Gets Twice The Money His Travel Costs Should Have Been
While claiming, and receiving, 4.6 million ISK for travel expenses, recently calculations show that Independence Party MP Ásmundur Friðriksson’s travel…
Öskudagur Is Not “Icelandic Halloween”
It may involve little kids in costumes begging for candy, but the comparisons between Halloween and Öskudagur end there. Today…
Icelandic Postal Workers Plead With Public To Shovel & Salt Sidewalks
A recent spate of heavy snowfall has prompted the postal service to ask the general public to clear the way…
Many Icelandic MPs Do Not Abide Their Own Travel Regulations
Numerous members of parliament play fast and loose with their own rules on recouping travel costs, at taxpayer expense. As…
Iceland’s Own Vigilantes
A small group of amateur detectives, all of them immigrants, have been using their collective experience of being burgled to…
It’s Time For Cream Puffs Today In Iceland
Ostensibly a religious holiday, today Icelanders around the country will enjoy these sweet, rich pastries as a part of a…
Weekend Storm In Iceland Leaves Tourists Stranded
Last weekend’s snow storm cancelled all flights to and from Keflavík International Airport yesterday afternoon, and most roads connecting towns…