Author: Nico Borbely - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Culture Night Will Be A 10-Day Long Festival

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The celebration of Culture Night will be spread out over ten days due to the COVID-19 pandemic, RÚV reports. It…

Up To 21 Degrees Today

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Today the forecast is predicting a low temperature of 8°C and a high temperature of 21°C, being the warmest in…

Samples Analysed From Six In The Morning Well Into The Night

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A large group of people are working on screening tests of newly arrived passengers at the borders according to chief…

Geysir Protected On Icelandic National Day

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Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson signed a decree protecting Geysir in Haukadalur on the 17th…

Garage Sale Held To Rescue Stray Cats In Need

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The animal rescue society Villikettir (Stray Cats) held a garage sale this past weekend at Grandi, Fréttablaðið reports. The society’s…

Ten Years Since The Legalisation Of Same-Sex Marriage In Iceland

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Ten years have passed since same-sex marriage was signed into law in Iceland, Morgunblaðið reports. Before the legalization, same-sex couples…

20 Degrees Celsius and 22 Meter-Per-Second Winds

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There will be a southerly wind everywhere on the northern edge of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula and the mountain roads of…

Wasps Will “Definitely Come Again”

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Exterminator Steinar Marberg Egilsson says that there could be many explanations for there being fewer wasps compared to this time…

Prosecutor’s Investigation Into The Zuist Organization’s Finances Completed

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District attorney Ólafur Þór Hauksson confirms that his colleagues’ investigation into the finances of the Zuist Organisation have been completed,…

It Will Not Be Possible To Test For COVID If Nurses Go On Strike

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It will not be possible to conduct coronavirus tests on those who come to Iceland if nurses go on strike….

Screening At The Border Will Be Free For Two Weeks And Then Cost 15,000 ÍSK

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Travelers who arrive in Iceland and choose to be tested for COVID-19 at the airport, rather than going into 14-day…

Six Airlines Will Fly To Iceland Over The Summer

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Six airlines are currently planning to fly to Keflavík Airport starting on June 15th, RÚV reports. This was confirmed in…

Three Men Get Caught For Stealing Eider Eggs

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Three men were caught stealing eider eggs from a nesting site at Stafnes near Sandgerði on Reykjanes Peninsula earlier this…

Guided Art Tour On The Wheel

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Today is International Bike Day, and to celebrate the occasion, Cycling Iceland, the Reykjavík Art Museum, and the Icelandic Cyclists’…

Children Younger Than 13 Cannot Use Certain Electric Scooters

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Children will have to be at least 13 years old in order to be able to use electric scooters capable…

403 Blue Lagoon Employees Laid Off

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The Blue Lagoon company has announced an official decision to lay off 403 of its employees at the end of…

Fire On Hrísey Brought Under Control

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Firefighters say that they have managed to bring the fire under control that was burning on Hrísey, off the coast…

Considerable Effort To Get DC-3 “Páll Sveinsson” Airborne

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“We feel it is necessary to get the plane in the air, and we don’t want to let this story…

Strong Actions In The Westman Islands Have Been Successful

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The COVID-19 action committee concluded its work in the Westman Islands off the coast of southern Iceland yesterday after two…

Play Airlines Seeks To Start Flights Over The Summer

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Play’s CEO says that the airline could have scheduled flights with days or a week’s notice. The company has secured…

Four-Day Battle With a Five-Meter-Deep Snowdrift

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All in all it took four days to break through a thick snowdrift which accumulated over the course of the…

Icelandair Considers The Possibility Of Negotiating A New Trade Union For Flight Attendants

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Proposals have been made to set up a new trade union for flight attendants unsupportive of the Icelandic Flight Attendant…

Jennifer Garner Dances To Daði Freyr Song In Her Laundry Room

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The actress Jennifer Garner, well-known for her roles in the series Alias and the films 13 Going On 30, Juno,…