Author: Catharine Fulton
10% Of Homes Have Trouble Paying Loans
According to a new report released by Statistics Iceland on household finances of Icelanders [PDF link] 10.1% of households were…
Overnight Stays In Hotels Increase By 35%
The number of overnight stays in hotels in Iceland increased by 35% in February 2013 compared to overnight stays in…
Right Green Chairman Not Eligible To Run
It has been announced that Chairman of the Right Green party, Guðmundur Franklín Jónsson, is not eligible to be included…
Disturbing Increase In Gang Rape And Use Of Rape Drugs
Representatives of Stígamót, an education and counseling centre for survivors of sexual abuse and violence, have expressed concern over the…
Game Of Thrones Returning To Iceland
A production team for the hit HBO series ‘Game of Thrones’ is in Iceland scouting locations for filming the show’s…
Police Requesting Public Assistance To Identify Body
The police are seeking the help of the general public to help identify a dead body that was found in…
New Festival On The Block
There’s a new festival being added to the Icelandic musical calendar, as All Tomorrow’s Parties (ATP) has announced that they’ll…
Landsvirkjun Sees No Need For Re-Assessment of Environmental Impact On Mývatn Area
Hörður Arnarson, director of Landsvirkjun, has stated that he does not believe there is cause to undertake another assessment of…
Cost of Pharmaceutical Drugs Increasing Next Month
The cost of pharmaceuticals is slated to increase next month when a new law on drug payments takes effect, RÚV…
Progressive Party Gaining More Ground At Independence Party Expense
The Progressive Party remains the largest party ahead of the 27 April elections, having siphoned nearly a quarter of those…
Are You Ready To Rock?
Iceland’s annual metal festival is gearing up for another round of corpse paint and heavy sounds in Neskaupstaður! Eistnaflug will…
Earthquakes Continue In Northern Iceland
The strong earthquakes that awoke Grímsey residents from their sleep early Tuesday morning have continued to rumble, and show no…
Ecosystem of Þingvallavatn Is Changing
Þingvallavatn, a large lake in the South-West bordering popular tourist site Þingvellir, has been undergoing some changes of late. According…
Birgitta Heading To The States
MP Birgitta Jónsdóttir will be traveling to the United States on Wednesday to take part in an event marking the…
Reykjanesbær Will Accept Asylum Seekers Until 1 July
In the wake of an announcement made on 28 February by Reykjanesbær mayor Árni Sigfússon that the municipality will no…
Icelandic Coast Guard Investigating Russian Ghost Ship [UPDATE]
The Icelandic Coast Guard’s ship Þór has been dispatched to meet a Russian ghost ship that has been floating aimlessly…
Eight Smaller Political Parties Unite Under New Name
Eight fledgling political parties announced on Monday that they would be uniting to form a single party to run in…
Charlie Sheen Celebrated Easter In Iceland
Actor, winner, and tiger blood enthusiast Charlie Sheen paid a short visit to Iceland to celebrate the Easter holidays, bringing…
Series Of Earthquakes Hit Grimséy
Residents of Grimséy, an island off the north coast of Iceland, awoke to a series of sizeable earthquakes, RÚV reports….
No Same-Sex Couples Adopting In Iceland
While it has been legal since 2006, no same-sex couple has adopted a child in Iceland, RÚV reports. This revelation…
Seamen ‘Outraged’ By Eyþór Ingi’s Music Video
The video for Eyþór Ingi’s Eurovision offering “Ég Á Líf” debuted a couple of weeks ago and it portrays the…
Unemployment Steadily Decreasing
Unemployment sat at 4.7% in February, according to a new labour force survey released by Statistics Iceland. This is a…
Open or Closed? Easter Edition
Stræto passengers can expect busses to be running a Sunday schedule on Thursday 28 March, Friday 29 March, Sunday 31…
Go North, Friends
The 10th Aldre Fór Ég Suður festival is going down this weekend in Ísafjörður. This music festival is like no…
Icelanders Traveling Internationally More
More and more Icelanders are traveling abroad, according to a recent travel and tourism survey conducted by Media and Market…