Articles by: Iryna Zubenko
OECD Urges Education And Energy Reforms in Iceland
According to the new report by the OECD, a number of reforms are needed to maintain quality of life in…
Icelandic Road Agency Wants Hearts Removed From Akureyri Traffic Lights
The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (Vegagerðin) has requested that Akureyri’s town planning committee remove the heart-shaped traffic lights that…
Sky Dancers In A Herring Factory
Pastels and auroras in a new art exhibition in Djúpavík “When you turn onto the Strandavegur, you really feel like…
Fined 240.000 ISK For Keeping Sheep In Grindavík
The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries has upheld a decision by the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) to…
Trees Changed Colour In Early June Cold Spell
Many trees that had leafed out during the warm May weather were badly affected by the cold spell at the…
Pilot Whales Stranded In Ólafsfjörður Successfully Returned To Sea
On June 21, over 60 pilot whales stranded on a beach in Ólafsfjörður, North Iceland, reports RÚV. An emergency response…
Kattholt Shelter Overwhelmed As Summer Brings Spike In Abandoned Cats
The cat shelter Kattholt is currently overflowing with homeless cats, and its managers are now appealing to the public for…
A Nostalgic Ride Through 90s Reykjavík
Sódóma Reykjavík: A lost remote, teenage moonshine, iconic pop stars and a damn good soundtrack When I first heard the…
Irish Police To Question 35 In Iceland Over Disappearance Of Jón Þröstur
Irish police officers are expected to arrive in Iceland next week as part of the investigation into the disappearance of…
Knife Seized And Extension Sought In Edition Hotel Homicide Case
The police have seized a knife in connection with the investigation into the deaths of two French tourists at the…
Fifteen Awarded With The Order Of The Falcon At Bessastaðir
A group of 15 Icelanders were awarded the prestigious Order of the Falcon by President Halla Tómasdóttir at a formal…
Antique Remains Discovered Underneath Hlemmur
Two ash heaps and traces of the old Laugavegur road have been uncovered during archaeological monitoring at Hlemmur Square in…
Old DC-3 Transported To Sólheimasandur
An old Douglas Dakota aircraft, purchased this March by the landowners of Sólheimasandur from the Icelandic DC-3 Friends Association, was…
Stranded Orca Euthanised
The orca that stranded earlier this week in Grafarvogur has been euthanised, reports RÚV. After swimming back out to sea…
Nose Wheel Lands Just Steps From Tourists
A potential disaster was narrowly avoided when a training aircraft lost its nose wheel over Austurvöllur while approaching Reykjavík Airport….
Orca Swims Out To Sea
The orca that stranded near Korpúlfsstaðir on Tuesday night is now free of the shallows and swimming toward open waters,…
Population 182, Plus Thousands Of Rocks
A quick visit to Petra’s Stone Collection in Stöðvarfjörður The Eastfjords might still be the most remote and least accessible…
Orca Washed Ashore In Grafarvogur
An orca washed ashore near the golf course by Korpúlfsstaðir in Grafarvogur last night, reports RÚV. Davíð Friðjónsson, a shift…
Missing Hiker On Esja Found Dead
A man who had been missing on Esja on Monday and Tuesday was found dead on the slopes of Kistufell,…
Accidental Shock Therapy: Revisiting The Timeless Comedy Classic “Stella í Orlofi”
Probably every country with a film industry has, at some point, produced a gloriously unhinged comedy — something that grabs…
17 Sheep Missing After Storm
Seventeen sheep and lambs remain missing in Skíðadal since yesterday, reports RÚV. The Dalvík Search and Rescue Team helped recover…
Government Earmarks 25 Million ISK For EU Membership Debate
A new draft of the supplementary budget proposes allocating 25 million ISK to promote discussion around potential EU accession negotiations,…
15 Treated At Emergency Room After Concert
At least 15 people were injured during a crowd surge at the FM95BLÖ concert in Laugardalshöll on Saturday, June 1,…
Reykjavík Swimming Pools Extend Weekend Opening Hours
As of June 1, Reykjavík’s public swimming pools are once again staying open until 22:00 on weekends, reversing the previous…
Moments Of Magic At Skjaldborg
The documentary film festival brings new stories and well-loved traditions to Patreksfjörður It’s hard to explain the charm of Skjaldborg…