Author: - The Reykjavik Grapevine

It’s 5:45am, Saturday morning. The aftermath of a night of partying is apparent while passing the streets of downtown Reykjavík….

Since there is a small chance that some of you reading this are tourists stranded in Iceland over the Holidays,…

Most of the Western world is about to celebrate a festival that’s usually referred to as Christmas (or “jól” in…

While gender equality is progressing within Nordic politics, one problem that has not been solved is the lack of women…

Visiting the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon is like stepping into a fairytale. The dreamlike world is one of the greatest natural…

On November 14th, a total of 1.231 Icelanders gathered in the cavernous Laugardalshöll stadium, munched on snúðar and chatted over…

Forget hot springs and hot tubs—it’s time to highlight a slightly more daunting Icelandic activity. It’s time for some sea…

The perfection of Árstíðir is apparent throughout their entire show, just as all their performances. The strings and powerful harmonies…

Two Grapevine interns defy the repercussions of the previous Airwaves night and head out to the Blue Lagoon and it’s…

I’m just going to come right out and say it: All you folks out there that didn’t manage to get…

Jesus Christ. For the first time ever people are actually in time for a show in Iceland. And there are…

Shit. I mean, wow. Where to begin? Can mere words even do justice to the emotion KK and Árstíðir evoked…

I’m worried. Quite troubled and downright concerned. But before looking further into the subject at hand, I would like to…

Sexual violence seems to be somewhat of an epidemic in Iceland. The fact of the matter is that, aside from…

A wave of militant activism has washed over Reykjavík in the past of months. Enraged by the fact that the…