Author: Nanna Árnadóttir - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Court Fines Bankers Over 5 Billion For Fraud

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Reykjavík District Court ordered former Milestone investment bankers to pay a 5.2 billion ISK  fine yesterday and sentenced them to…

Skaftafellsjökull Glacier Barely Visible

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A ranger with Vatnajökull National Park has published an incredibly sad series of photographs documenting Skaftafellsjökull glacier over the past five…

Oppression Olympics

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I am fat. My doctor has attested to this, though he used the words “morbidly obese”, to which I gasped…

One In Ten Workers Foreign Nationals

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Foreign nationals now comprise 10.3% of the work force, reports Vísir. That is roughly 2000 more than in 2008 and…

VIDEO: Man Destroys Easter Egg Display

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A man became an unexpected folk hero on social media yesterday after footage of him destroying an Easter Egg display…

Children Award Sexist Radio Host “Most Arrogant Award”

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Children’s organisation Stelpur Rokka (Girls Rock) have announced they plan to award radio host Frosti Logason with the Most Arrogant Award…

Tourist Found Dead In Iceland AirBnB

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A young American man was found dead at his Reykjavík AirBnB flat Saturday morning, reports Stundinn. The man was visiting Iceland…

Radio Host Facing Major Backlash After Sexist Remarks

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The hosts of radio show Harmageddon are under fire this week after one of the hosts suggested that singer Hildur…

Inhumane Egg Company Files For Bankruptcy

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Owners of Brúnegg, an egg farm exposed for inhumane treatment last year has filed for bankruptcy and laid off all…

Police To Close Birna Case In Coming Weeks

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The Police aim to close their investigation into the death of Birna Brjánsdóttir in the coming weeks, reports RÚV. “We’re…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Óli Darri’s Fineness

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Hey Nanna, Am stuck inside watching Trapped on Netflix in honour of the Snowpocalypes and wondering if I can get…

UPDATE: Icelandic Singer Still Barred From Entering US

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Earlier this week singer, Júlía Hermannsdóttir, made headlines when she was barred entry to the US. While she will not…

Class Pets Receive Flaming Viking Burial

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Freddy and Bubbles, two goldfish who served bravely as primary school class pets received a flaming Viking burial earlier this…

Guess What? If You Click On The Austur Sex Tape, You’re Awful!

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A 26 second video, showing a man and a woman having sex in the bathroom stall of the popular Icelandic…

Hundreds Of People Injured Post-Snowpocalypse

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In the past few days Icelandic Ambulance Services have had to transfer over a hundred injured people to hospitals in…

Powerful Earthquakes Reported At Bárðabunga Volcano

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Five powerful earthquakes have been reported at Bárðabunga stratovolcano. “Yes something triggered some powerful earthquakes this morning,” Bryndís Ýr Gísladóttir,…

Chicken Keeper Runs A Fowl Of Authorities

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Despite council regulations and his neighbour’s ongoing suffering, a local man vows to fight for his right to keep chickens…

Icelandic Singer Barred From Entering U.S

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The US Immigration authorities have barred entry to Icelandic singer, Júlía Hermannsdóttir, on route to the US to tour the…

Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology: The Greatest Hits

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Neil Gaiman, one of the world’s most beloved genre-bending fiction writers has written a retelling of Norse Mythology. The slow…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Annoying Tourists

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Hey Nanna Yesterday I saw two tourists staging their coffee and breakfast at Roasters. One of them even stepped on…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Body Hair

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Nanna, I started dating this girl who doesn’t like body hair. I don’t really have a preference one way or…

Don’t Ask Nanna About: Meeting Locals

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Dear Nanna, I’m traveling with my girlfriend over the Christmas/New Year’s period, I read on the Grapevine that mostly locals…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Grapewaves!

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Hæ Nanna, OK, I was at Gaukurinn on Wednesday for PSB’s set and struck up a conversation with this girl…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Viking Reparations

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Hey Nanna, I read that when the Vikings raided Ireland they killed all the men and kidnapped the tall beautiful…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About The Katla Volcano

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Dear Nanna,  So, is Katla gonna blow?  Vulcan Hey Vulcan, Let’s just say, in my professional opinion as a bad…