Author: Catherine Magnúsdóttir
Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir Crowned As European Football Champion
Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir, captain of the Icelandic national team in the UWCL, has been newly crowned as the European Football…
Smekkleysa Launches Auction For Old Band Merch
The publishing company Smekkleysa, aka Bad Taste Records, has launched an auction for old band merch including things related to…
Viking Society Moves To Yellow House In Hafnarfjörður
The Viking Society Rimmugýgur is moving to the Yellow House at Lækinn in Hafnarfjörður to hold its operations there for…
Iron-Man Like Flight Over Iceland Via Jet Suit
Richard Brownig posted a video on YouTube of himself flying over Iceland in a so called “Gravity Jet Suit”, very…
Five Times More Residents In Epidemic Houses Than In First Wave
There are five times more residents staying in so called epidemic houses than there were during the first wave of…
Tourists On Their Way To Quarantine May Take Buses
Tourists arriving in Iceland are allowed to take a bus from Keflavík Airport on their way to quarantine again. Previously,…
Strong Earthquake Near Grindavík
An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.7 shook the area around Grindavík and was even felt in the capital area…
Ólafur Arnalds Announces New Album
Ólafur Arnalds announced his new album, entitled “some kind of piece”, which is set to be released on November 6th…
Alcohol Consumption On The Rise Due To COVID-19
Alcohol sales have gone up amidst the COVID-19 epidemic and consumption is on the rise. According to a Fréttablaðið report…
Syrian-Icelandic Teen At Language Conference: “We Can All Be Who We Are”
Ayah Ahmad, a nineteen-year-old high school student and assistant teacher held a speech last weekend at a Tungumálatöfrar (“Language Magic”)…
Iceland Government Tests Negative For COVID-19
Iceland’s government ministers have recieved their negative test results after having been screened twice for possible coronavirus infections in the…
Swimming Trip Could End Up In 250,000 ISK Fine
A man in the South of Iceland was charged with violating the Epidemic Prevention Act by breaching quarantine and visiting…
Archeological Excavations In The Ruins Of Þingeyraklaustur
During an archeological excavation in the ruins of the old monestary Þingeyraklaustur, several ancient items were found. Among them are…
Unknown Body Discovered In Breiðholt
The body of an as of yet unidentified man was discovered in Breiðholt at the end of last week. It…
Björk Orchestral Concert Rescheduled
Björk’s concert series Björk Orkestral, that was supposed to be streamed live from Reykjavík in the concert hall Harpa this…
Domestic Infection Rate Lowers While Border Rate Increases
According to data from covid.is, the domestic infection rate has lowered to 15,3 while the rate of detected infections at…
Sweden To Mediate COVID-19 Vaccine Sale To Iceland
Sweden will mediate the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine to Iceland as well as Norway through the European Union’s co-operation…
University Rector Publishes Announcement For Autumn Semester
The rector of the University of Iceland, Jón Atli Benediktsson, has published an announcement to the staff and students of…
Two Speeding Tickets In Twenty Minutes
A tourist travelling through South Iceland received two speeding tickets in twenty minutes yesterday. In a Facebook post by the…
Two Sheep Distance Rule And Possible Fines
A sort of fun—and very Icelandic—reminder about social distancing rules has come from the National Association of Sheep Farmers. This…
Emergency Measures Extended For Homeless Women
The Welfare Departement of the City of Reykjavík has announced that it will extend emergency measures for homeless women in…
Homeless Women Issue Statement About Planned Closure Of Emergency Centre
Eight homeless women have issued a statement about the planned closure of an emergency solution that provides nightly shelter for…
Tourists Will Have To Carry Initial Quarantine Costs
Tourists coming to Iceland will have to carry the initial quarantine costs, while waiting for a second sampling and its…
Just Sayings: “Að fleygja barninu út með baðvatninu”
This one—which is international yes, but weirdly popular in Iceland—is a bit harsh. It’s direct translation is “to toss the…
New Quarantine Instructions For Iceland Visitors
The Directorate of Health has published new quarantine instructions for visitors coming to Iceland. The updated procedure for people arriving…