Author: Catharine Fulton
Contaminated Muesli Recalled
A popular brand of muesli sold under the brand name MUNA is being recalled after it was found to contain…
Katrín Jakobsdóttir Running For President, Resigning As Prime Minister
Katrín Jakobsdóttir has launched her presidential bid, ending weeks of speculation. She made the announcement on her social media account Friday…
A Measure Of Iceland’s Cultural Atomic Mass
The massive impact of the nation’s historic manuscripts “This feels strangely intimate,” Ryan Boudinot jokes as he removes stacks of…
Blue Lagoon Closure Likely To Be Extended Amid Volcanic Gas Pollution
The Blue Lagoon is likely to remain closed due to the ongoing volcanic activity on the Reykjanes peninsula. Helga Árnadóttir,…
Child Filmed Driving Taxi In Reykjavík Suburb
A child was filmed driving a taxi in Reykjavík’s Breiðholt neighbourhood over the weekend. In a video circulating online, a…
Ideal Conditions To Hit The Slopes Over Easter
The conditions expected at the Reykjavík-adjacent Bláfjöll ski resort are the best they’ve been in a decade. That’s according to…
The Volcano That Just Keeps Going
The eruption the began between Hagafell and Stóra Skógfell on March 16 is ongoing, though the volume of lava being…
New Survey Reveals Icelanders’ Five-Year Housing Plans
Where to you see yourself in five years? If you’re of the same mind as 4% of Icelanders, you see…
Celebrating The Magic Of Multilingualism
A new children’s book highlights the power of languages It may come as a surprise to some, but Iceland is…
No Sign Of Eruption Weakening
The eruption that began on the evening of March 16 is still going at a sustained strength. The eruption, which…
Man Busted With Drugs Arriving At Keflavík Airport
A man was stopped upon arrival in Iceland on January 9 and was found to have two kilograms of cocaine…
Increased Access To Icelandic Classes In Everyone’s Best Interest
Linguist and Háskóli professor Eiríkur Rögnvaldsson told Rás 2’s morning radio program that Icelanders need to shift their mindset about…
Walking Through A Phallic Wonderland
It’s all about the dicks at Iceland’s weirdest and wildest museum How does one measure distances in different places around…
New Eruption On Reykjanes Peninsula
A new eruption began on the Reykjanes peninsula March 16 at 20:23. A three km long fissure is currently erupting…
Word Of The Issue: Everything Is Geggjað
The Grapevine’s Guide To Sounding Icelandic, One Word At A Time Learning Icelandic is hard. There are all these cases…
Do Shit: How To Get An Abortion In Iceland
The útlendingur’s ongoing guide to getting shit done Much like wrangling your annual tax return or figuring out how to…
Reykjavík Traffic On The Rise
Anyone who has had the misfortune of trying to make even short trips around 16:00 on a weekday are aware…
Majority Against Strong Alcohol In Grocery Stores
New polling from Maskína suggests that 58% of Icelanders are against allowing the sale of strong alcohol in supermarkets. On…
Different But Connected: An Exhibition Straddling Worlds
“It feels like our practices will meet and maybe also clash,” Claire Paugam says of her upcoming exhibition at Gallery…
The Race For President Is On
The race for the Icelandic presidency is officially on as the portal for collecting electronic signatures supporting candidacy opened March…
Whaling Company Applies For New Licence
Kristján Loftsson, owner Iceland’s one and only whaling company Hvalur hf, has applied for a new licence to hunt fin…
Volcanologist Calls For Increased Government Preparation
Volcanologist Þorvaldur Þórðarson took to local radio station Bylgjan Monday morning to discuss satellite imagery showing land rise throughout the…
Ground Survey Work Ongoing In Grindavík
Ground survey work is ongoing in Grindavík as residents and business owners continue to be permitted into the area around…
First Artists Announced For Iceland Airwaves 2024
Iceland Airwaves returns November 7 to 9 and we have the first round of artist names to share. In alphabetical…
Tourism Not Fuelling Inflation, Says Tourist Association
The head of the Icelandic Travel Industry Association (SAF) insists that the constant influx of tourists into Iceland is not…