Author: Nanna Árnadóttir
Iceland’s National Gallery Turns 130
Iceland’s National Gallery turned 130 yesterday, and the museum celebrated by opening a new addition called the Vasulka Room, reports RÚV….
Iceland Gears Up For 100th Anniversary Of Women’s Vote
It has been 99 years since women gained the right to vote in Iceland and celebratory plans are already underway,…
QuizUp Finalist In AdWeek’s Hot List
Icelandic phone game QuizUp is among the top contenders for AdWeek’s 2014 Hot List and is battling for top place…
Watch Iceland Celebrate Netherlands Win
Swansea midfielder Gylfi Sigurðsson scored both goals Monday as Iceland pulled off a shock 2-0 defeat of the Netherlands in…
SO2 Pollution Spikes In Reykjavík
The severity of SO2 pollution in Reykjavík is rising, reports RÚV. The air quality monitoring station in Grafarvogur – a…
Forlagið Fined 25 Million For Breaking Competition Law
Leading Icelandic publishing house, Forlagið, has been fined 25 million ISK for breaking competition laws, reports RÚV. Forlagið was founded…
Man Rescued From Kirkjufell Mountain
Rescue Team Klakkur from Grundafjörður saved a tourist lost on Kirkjufell mountain last night, reports Vísir. The man was hiking…
Couple Arrested For Fake Passports
A man and woman were stopped at Keflavík airport Friday after attempting to enter the country with fake passports, reports…
Cat Hired As Official Mouse Catcher
Dýri the cat, saved from a cat shelter in Reykjavík, has found full time employment at an aquaculture farm, reports…
Go Team! Icelanders Best At Giving Chlamydia
Icelanders are the best at spreading chlamydia, according to Rannveig Pálsdóttir, a doctor specialising in genito-urinary medicine. “We’re Nordic champions…
Volcano Watch: Vogs And Other Toxic Plumes
The Holuhraun eruption continues to produce toxic SO2 clouds that ironically have produced some really nice vog sunsets in the…
Iceland’s Oldest Driver Born In 1912
According to a new report from the police, Iceland’s oldest driver is a 102 year old man living in Kópavogur….
Gnarr Donates Award Money To Women’s Shelter
Former Reykjavík mayor Jón Gnarr, who yesterday received one of the five Lennon-Ono Grants For Peace, has announced he will…
Cyclists Grow By A Third In Reykjavík
More and more people in Reykjavík are turning to their bicycles to get around, reports DV. According to Reykjavík’s Department…
Record Numbers Turn Up For Imagine Peace Tower
Roughly 2.100 people turned up to watch Yoko Ono’s Imagine Peace Tower turn on in Viðey last night, the largest…
Irish Butter Mountain To Feed Calves
Around 32 tonnes of Irish butter imported into Iceland last Christmas in the wake of a possible butter shortage will…
Twin Peaks Producer: My Lips Are Sealed
Icelander Sigurjón Sighvatsson, a former Twin Peaks producer, told RÚV that he can’t give anything away but is sharing a…
Universal acquires Viking Movie
Universal Pictures has acquired Baltasar Kormákur’s Viking movie, Vikingr, reports RÚV. The film is based on classic stories deriving from…
Icelanders Consume Most Electricity
Iceland, Norway, Finland, and Sweden consume the most electricity per person in the world, and Icelanders most of all, reports…
Icelandic Teens Think Virginity Is Dated
The concept of virginity is a dated one according to Icelandic teenagers, reports RÚV. That was the verdict after a…
Iceland Airwaves Sold Out
This year’s Iceland Airwaves has sold out, reports RÚV. The last ticket was sold yesterday though a few Icelandair packages…
26 Murders In Iceland Since 2000
Twenty-six people have been murdered in Iceland since the year 2000, reports RÚV. In the majority of these cases the…
Icelander Caught 50 Kilo Cod
Friday was a great day for fisherman Eysteinn Örn Garðarson after catching a 50 kilo cod while at sea, but a…
Men Trying To Lure Schoolchildren Into Cars
A letter has been sent to parents with children attending Vesturbæjarskóli elementary school in the western part of Reykjavík, warning…
Judge Appointed To Infamous Murder Case
Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson has appointed Davíð Þór Björgvinsson, a former judge at the European Court of Human Rights,…