Author: Poppy Askham - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Author: Poppy Askham

Rolling Around Iceland: Three Friends With Electric Scooters Take On Route 1

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1,332 kilometres. 14 days. 3 middle-aged friends on electric scooters. The Rocking Rollettes – Rannveig Grettarsdóttir, Bjarney (Eyja) Ludviksdóttir and…

Icelandic Government Tackles Potential Nursing Staff Shortages

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A significant expansion of medical training opportunities was unveiled as part of the Icelandic government’s attempt to solve a looming…

Humanism And Ásatrú Paganism On The Rise In Iceland

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Humanism is the fastest-growing religious or philosophical group in Iceland, closely followed by Ásatrú paganism, according to the latest National Registry…

Icelandic Musicians Awarded COVID-19 Recovery Grants

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Grants for Icelandic musicians have been announced as part of the Icelandic government’s post-coronavirus economic recovery programme. The 81 million…

Travelling To Iceland From June 15th? Here’s What You Need To Know

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If you’re in the enviable position of possessing a plane ticket to Iceland from June 15th there’s a couple of…

Icelanders’ White Blood Cells Flown To Canada For COVID-19 Treatment Research

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White blood cells from six Icelanders with high levels of COVID-19 antibodies have been flown to Canada for use in…

Iceland’s Only Michelin Star Restaurant Dill Reduces Services Due To COVID-19

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Iceland’s only Michelin star restaurant Dill has struggled to cope with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, but is continuing…

Iceland Contributes 500 Million ISK To International Vaccine Projects

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Iceland will contribute 500 million ISK ($3.8 mil) to international projects promoting vaccinations. Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir announced that Iceland…

Iceland-Backed UN Report Condemns Filipino Government’s War On Drugs

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A UN investigation backed by Iceland has condemned the Filipino government’s ‘war on drugs’ that has caused thousands of deaths….

Council’s New Green Plan Aims For A Carbon-Neutral Reykjavík

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Environmentalists’ dreams of a carbon-neutral Reykjavík are one step closer to reality with the introduction of a “green plan” for…

COVID-19 Tourist Tests: Epidemiologist’s Proposal Approved, Economic Analysis

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Chief Epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason’s recommendations for offering COVID-19 tests to tourists have been accepted by the Health Minister, Svandís Svavarsdóttir….

Take Climate Change As Seriously As COVID-19 – Landvernd Survey Results

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Around 61% of Icelanders believe the Icelandic authorities should respond to the climate crisis with the same urgency as it…

Antibody Testing Suggests 55,000 Icelanders Exposed To COVID-19

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The results of antibody screenings suggest that 55,000 Icelanders have been exposed to the virus, deCODE CEO Kári Stefánsson revealed…

Growing Pains: Special-K Discusses Her New Intimate EP ‘LUnatic thirST’

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Special-K soars to new realms of musical, lyrical and emotional maturity in her latest avant-garde pop offering, ‘LUnatic thirST’. As…

Kári Stefánsson Reluctant To Help “Arrogant” Health Minister With Airport Tests UPDATED

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Kári Stefánsson, CEO of deCODE Genetics, vowed not to help the health department with plans to screen tourists arriving in…

Iceland Prepares For Summer Tourism Amid Concern Over Risks And Resources

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As the government waits for chief epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason’s green light to start COVID-19 screenings at Keflavik airport, a new…

Hydroxychloroquine COVID-19 Treatment Halted After Less Than 200 Uses

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Landspítali recently halted use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19. Less than 200 Icelanders received the controversial drug, Vísir reports. As…

UPDATE – Police Locate Man Who Sold Morphine-Laced Sweets To Teenager

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A man who sold a teenager sweets containing morphine and cannabis has been located by Suðurnes police, Morgunblaðið reports. Two…

Icelanders To Receive Domestic Travel Vouchers Worth 1.25 Billion ISK

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Every Icelander aged over 18 will receive a voucher worth 5,000 ISK to be spent on domestic tourism from the…

COVID-19 In Iceland: Public Health Leaders Hold Final Press Conference

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The final scheduled pandemic press conference was held today as Iceland enters the next phase of de-escalating its COVID-19 response….

Sweets Laced With Cannabis And Morphine Hospitalise Two Teenage Girls

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Two Suðurnes teenagers were hospitalised after consuming sweets containing morphine and cannabis over the weekend. The girls aged 13 and…

Introducing Ultraflex: 80s Soviet Aerobics Meets Modern Disco

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There’s a new band on the block and its transporting intrepid listeners to the future by way of 1980s Russia…

COVID-19 In Iceland: Two Active Cases, State Of Emergency Lifts On Monday

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The national emergency rating will be lowered on Monday, May 25th as Iceland enters the next phase of relaxing COVID-19…

Culture Pick: Sóttqueen – Postprent’s Exhibition Of Coronavirus-inspired Art

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Postprent brings you the very best of Icelandic art from the coronavirus era in an exhibition opening at Ásmundarsalur this Saturday,…

COVID-19 In Iceland: Four Active Cases, More Changes On Monday

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One new case was detected by deCODE genetics yesterday, meaning here are currently four active infections in Iceland. Just five…