Author: Iona Rangeley-Wilson
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The Father Of Icelandic Christmas: Brian Pilkington Brings The Yule Lads To Life
When you ask a child in Iceland what the Yule Lads look like, you might expect them to show you…
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Ice Flow, Nowhere To Go: Exploring The Ice Caves Of the Vatnajökull Glacier
“Are you underwater!?” my mum’s Whatsapp pings through on the last wisp of 3G available in the Sapphire Ice Cave….
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Iceland’s Energy Consumption Highest Per Capita in Europe
Iceland’s household energy consumption was the highest per capita in Europe in 2017, Fréttablaðið reported this morning. This is shown…
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Covid-19 Roundup: 12 New Cases, New Cluster Infection
12 new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday. 11 of them were already quarantined at the time of diagnosis,…
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Spooky Light Flickers Disturb Vesturbær
Lights in the Old West Side of Vesturbær started flickering wildly early yesterday evening, and some speculated that this might…
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Richest 1% Richer Than Before
The Icelanders belonging to the richest 1% of the population own a total of 865 billion ISK–close to the annual…
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Covid-19 Roundup: 4 New Cases, 3 In Quarantine
4 new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday. 3 of them were already quarantined at the time of diagnosis….
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Iceland Ranks Third In Expat Quality Of Life Index
Iceland has ranked third in a new quality of life index for expats run by Blacktower Financial Group. The index…
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Covid-19 Roundup: 8 New Cases
8 new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday. Of those, 7 were in quarantine at the time of diagnosis….
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Strong Aurora Forecast Tonight
The aurora forecast for tonight is at 5 or ‘High’ on the 9 point scale. Between 3 and 4 AM…
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Facebook Competition Shows Rifle-Wielding Santa Claus
Byssusmiðja Agnars, the gun shop on Hverafold in 112 Reykjavík, has attracted attention on Facebook after running a Christmas raffle-style…
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Small Relaxation Of Coronavirus Measures: Pools To Open
The Minister of Health, Svandís Svavarsdóttir, has announced changes to coronavirus prevention measures in Iceland. These will come into effect…
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Covid-19 Roundup: 8 New Cases, 1 Death
8 new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday. Half of these were already quarantined at the time of diagnosis….
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92% Of Icelanders Want Coronavirus Vaccination
According to a recent survey by Maskína, 92% of Icelanders plan on taking the coronavirus vaccination when it is offered…
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Abandoned Iceland #20: Hjörleifshöfði
Jess gives Iona a history lesson as they climb to the top of Hjörleifshöfði. They then visit the Yoda Cave…
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Covid-19 Roundup: 7 New Cases, New Covid-19 Alarm System
7 new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday. This follows 4 diagnoses on Saturday and 14 on Friday. With…
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Icelander Faces Police Investigation For Refusing Screening And Quarantine
On Saturday, Vísir reported on the case of plastic surgeon Elísabet Guðmundsdóttir, who arrived in Iceland on Friday night and…
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Covid-19 Roundup: 12 Diagnosed, All In Quarantine
12 cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday. All of them were quarantined at the time of diagnosis. The incidence…
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Weather To Get Colder, As Low As -20°C
Temperatures today will get as low as -14°C whilst tomorrow could see temperatures as low as -20°C, RÚV reported this…
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Too Many Disabled People On Benefits, Says Brynjar Níelsson
Independence Party MP Brynjar Níelsson has expressed concern at the high number of disabled people on unemployment benefits. He emphasised…
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Covid-19 Roundup: 14 New Cases
14 new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday. 13 of them were already quarantined at the time of diagnosis….
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Akureyri Police Help People To Work In Historic Cold Spell
Following cold weather, snowfall and torrential rain last night, the police in Akureyri were called in to help people get…
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Whole Country In Yellow And Orange Alerts; Historic Cold Snap Coming
The southeast of Iceland has been given an orange alert for severe gales or storms, whilst the whole of the…
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Covid-19 Roundup: 16 New Cases
16 new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday. 11 of them were already quarantined at the time of diagnosis….
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Parish Fees To Increase
The majority of the Economic and Business Committee wants to increase the “parish fee” (sóknargjöld) by 11%, according to Stundin….