Author: Jess Distill - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Author: Jess Distill

Icelandic Teen Making Waves On The Music Scene

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A nineteen year old from Sauðárkrókur is establishing himself as a rising star, with over 1 million monthly listeners on…

GRECO: More Needs To Be Done To Combat Corruption In Iceland

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The Icelandic government has been given 18 months to make further improvements to measures put in place to combat corruption….

Hospital Denies Bad Management Led To Group Infection

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Már Kristjánsson, chairman of Landspítali´s epidemic committee, says that he does not see where mistakes were made in the hospital’s…

Two Conservative MPs Disagree Over Abortion Issue

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Minister of Justice Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir says that she disagrees with her party colleague, Ásmundur Friðriksson, who says too many…

Earthquakes Linked To Power Plant Activity

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About ten earthquakes of magnitude 2 and over have been detected in the Hengill area over night. The largest of…

MP Wants To Allow Fur Farmers To Quit With A Grant

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Ágúst Ólafur Ágústsson, Member of Parliament for the Social Democrats, wants the government to allow mink fur farmers to quit…

Some Kind Of Peace In A Chaotic World: Ólafur Arnalds On His Most Intimate Album Yet

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Sometimes an album or a song comes along at a point where it feels like it’s exactly what the world…

Ólafur Arnalds Album Reaches Number 17 On UK Charts

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Grapevine favourite, Ólafur Arnalds has started making quite the name for himself in England over the last few years. But…

William Hurt To Star In New Grímur Hákonarson Film

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Hollywood stars are joining the cast of Icelandic director Grímur Hákonarson’s new film The Fence, according to reports from American film…

Reykjavík Is Alive With The Sound Of Music

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The biggest names in Icelandic music gather this weekend for Iceland Airwaves’ Live From Reykjavík Festival. The pandemic may have…

Damning Report Describes Terrible Conditions In Care Home

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A damning report has come out describing the terrible conditions residents were kept in at the Arnarholt shelter in Kjalarnes,…

40 Billion ISK Funding Secured For New Luxury Hotel

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Malaysian businessman Tan Sri Vincent Tan has secured 40 billion ISK in funding to build a 5-star luxury hotel at…

Seven Arrested On Suspicion Of Embezzlement

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An extensive police investigation is being carried out in the capital area, after seven foreign nationals were arrested on suspicion…

Five Men Now Sit On UN Women’s Youth Council

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Bergþóra Harpa Stefánsdóttir, media representative and treasurer of the UN Women’s Youth Council, has announced that five men now join…

New Colour System To Help Track Infection Risk

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A colour coding system is to be implemented to track the spread of COVID-19 in Iceland, and act as a…

Record Number Of Icelandic Books Being Translated

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This year has seen a record number of applications and grants towards translating Icelandic literature into other languages, RÚV reports….

Vegans Call For The End Of the Mink Fur Industry

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The chairman of the Icelandic Vegan Society has stated that she does not understand why Iceland still allows mink fur…

Coast Guard Helicopter Mechanics Go On Strike

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Today marks the start of an indefinite strike by aircraft mechanics working for the Coast Guard. As reported by Vísir,…

COVID-19 Screening To Be Carried Out On Mink

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The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Administration (MAST) will start to carry out COVID-19 screenings on Iceland’s mink farms, in light…

Police In Hafnarfjörður Accused Of Assault

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Eyewitnesses have come forward claiming that police officers who made an arrest at Hvaleyrarholt in Hafnarfjörður assaulted the detainee, Vísir…

Yellow Storm Warnings Across Nearly The Whole Country

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The Icelandic Met Office has issued yellow storm warnings across nearly the whole country, which will be in effect from…

Abortion Proposal Discussed This Week

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The Minister of Health, Svandís Svarvarsdóttir, will be tasked with making sure people who travel to Iceland to undergo abortions…

Complaints Made About Unmasked Bus Drivers

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A total of 45 complaints have been made to Strætó about bus drivers not wearing masks in the capital area,…

New Military Base Is Out Of The Question

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In Vísir yesterday evening, Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir responded to the US Navy’s idea of building a permanent military base…

Larger Income Subsidies to Be Law Within The Week

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According to a report on Vísir today, changes to bills on income reduction and closure subsidies have been unanimously approved…