Author: Nanna Árnadóttir
Teachers’ Strike: Far From Resolution
The Teachers’ Strike is now on day five and according to the chairwoman of the Icelandic Teachers’ Union a resolution…
May Need To Raise Retirement Age
Commissions working on behalf of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs and pension funds are considering the implications of…
Central Bank Warns Against Auroracoin
The Central Bank of Iceland has warned consumers against using new Icelandic cryptocurrency Auroracoin, DV reports. The creators promise that every person…
Bring Your Mobile To Hekla In Case Of Eruption
Police are asking people hiking Hekla to bring their mobile phones so that they can be forewarned in the event…
Old Couple Drive Into Store
An elderly couple on a shopping trip to Bónus supermarket accidentally crashed into three parked cars and pummeled through Z-Braut’s…
Cat Cull In East Iceland
Fljótsdalshérað County in East Iceland have approved a cat culling programme, reports RÚV. Stray cats in that part of Iceland…
Landsbanki Profit Billions
Landsbanki, one of lceland’s largest commercial banks made 29 billion ISK in profits last year and 70%, (20 billion ISK)…
RÚV Expected To Run At Significant Operating Loss
Iceland’s National Broadcasting Service, RÚV, is expected to run at a loss of 357 million ISK, substantially higher than anticipated,…
Iceland Tops European Tourism Report
According to the European Travel Commission, Iceland had the highest growth in foreign visitors in Europe with an increase of…
Central Bank Warns Against Auroracoin
The Central Bank of Iceland has warned consumers against using new Icelandic cryptocurrency Auroracoin, DV reports. The creators promise that every person…
Flood Victim Denied Insurance Payout Because Of Icelandic Policy
An English woman has been denied an insurance payout because the policy was underwritten by an Icelandic firm whose licence…
Diabetics Charged 200% More For Insurance
Icelanders with otherwise near perfect health but type-1 diabetes cannot obtain health insurance in Iceland without paying 200% more, reports Vísir….
Össur Drops Pistorius
Össur, the Icelandic prosthetic company that produces the blades used by Oscar Pistorius has dropped its sponsorship of the paralympian…
Mammút Wins Big At The Icelandic Music Awards
Mammút takes home the prize for Best Song and Best Rock and Pop Music Album at last night’s Icelandic Music…
50.000 Sign Petition On EU Referendum
Over 50.000 Icelanders, roughly 21% of the electorate, have now signed a petition calling upon the Icelandic government to hold…
Nature Pass Will Be Expensive Undertaking
The cost of establishing the Nature Pass is expected to be high, reports RÚV. In an interview earlier this week, Minister…
Teachers Strike Begins Monday
The chairwoman of the Icelandic Teachers’ Union has confirmed that a strike will begin as of Monday morning, reports RÚV. As…
Nature Pass A Reality As Of January 2015
The “Nature Pass” granting access to popular Icelandic tourists sites will come into effect January 1st, 2015, reports RÚV. The purpose…
20 People Come Forward To Donate Kidney
20 people have reached out to the Icelandic man who went on Facebook yesterday to ask for help finding a…
500 Tonnes Of Chicken Shit
Norðurá riverbank in Mosfellsdalur, just outside of Reykjavík, is currently home to a 500 tonne mound of chicken shit. There…
The Ku Klux Klan Kept Leoncie Away
Singer Icy Spicy Leoncie says that her hiatus from Iceland was caused by music industry cliques whom she compares to…
Man Seeks New Kidney On Facebook
An Icelandic man is hoping that Facebook will help him find a new kidney, reports Vísir. Kristján Kristjánsson was diagnosed with…
Four Times More Vasectomies
According to a new gender survey more men than ever are getting vasectomies. Last year 483 men were sterilised versus…
Icelander Convicted Of Smuggling Cocaine
A 22 year old Icelandic man has been convicted to four and a half years in prison for attempting to…
PM: Crimea Could Have Ripple Effect In Arctic
Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson worries that Russia’s actions in the Ukraine could cause issues for international cooperation on the…