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Was there ever the death penalty in Iceland? We asked lawyer and Grapevine founding member Jón Trausti Sigurðarson for the…

Pictured here is probably the best-known landmark in Reykjavík, and perhaps the most Instagrammed one, too. The church Hallgrímskirkja is…

Pictured here is the oldest building of Landspítalinn, The National University Hospital of Iceland, located by Hringbraut in 101 Reykjavík….

I remember the first time I tried whale meat. It was the early ‘90s, and I was a ten-year-old living…

FIRST SUMMER The first issue was published on June 13, 2003. As the reader should know by now, we publish…

“Congratulations!” This word was frequently shouted this past Monday. Why? Did Iceland’s national handball team win the European Championship? Or…

Issue 01 2003 – “Jackboots on Ice” Notable: The fist issue, the only issue at the time. The only issue…

The Reykjavík Grapevine has for some reason managed to stay in business for over six years and a hundred issues…

You can vote for parties not individuals. Here is a list of the current Icelandic political parties with a…

The Icelandic government, led by the Independence Party and Social Democrat Alliance, imploded last month after a year and a…

The Icelandic handball team recently returned from the Beijing Olympics sporting silver medals (and, yes, it’s a real sport.) This…

From one of Reykjavik’s suburbs comes the band Maus, one of the more mature and developed bands in Iceland. They’ve…

It is said that some things that don’t make sense actually do make sense. Using a design store as a…

An old fish factory in Reykjavík gets a second chance as a music developing center. Icelandic music and Icelandic musicians…

Shopping street Laugavegur, the only shopping street in Reykjavik, has its ups and downs, though of course ups and downs…