Author: Poppy Askham - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Author: Poppy Askham

Plans For COVID-19 Isolation Corridors In Hotels This Summer

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What happens if a tourist tests positive? It’s the question that has plagued us ever since the Prime Minister, Katrín…

Fraught Negotiations Continue Between Icelandair And Flight Attendants

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Representatives from Icelandair and the Iceland Aviation Association will meet again tonight at 17:00 to attempt to secure a wage…

Fisherman Missing Off Boat In Vopnafjörður, Search Enters Second Day

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Search is underway for a crew member from a fishing boat in Vopnafjörður in northeast Iceland who went missing just…

Strætó Bus Service Starts Summer Schedule Today

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Strætó bus services in the capital area switch to the summer schedule today, May 18th. This marks the end of…

Coast Guard Completes Work To Stem Oil Spill From British WW2 Wreck

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The Icelandic Coast Guard has completed work to stem an oil spill from El Grillo, a British tanker wrecked in…

Hundreds Queue At Midnight To Celebrate Public Pools Re-opening

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Public swimming pools in Reykjavik re-opened last night after almost two months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hundreds…

New Airline Play Hopes To Step In If Icelandair’s Struggle Continues

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Anonymous investors are preparing to invest in Iceland’s newest airline, Play, as Icelandair struggles to avoid bankruptcy, but an airline…

Will Ferrell Awards Italy 12 Points In Iceland’s Mock Eurovision Contest

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Hollywood star Will Ferrell made a guest appearance on RÚV’s Eurovision Celebrationfai show last night to reveal that Iceland’s favourite…

Katrín Jakobsdóttir Joins Progressive International, Warns of Right-Wing Surge

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Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir has taken a seat on the advisory council for Progressive International, a new left-wing alliance. The…

2-Week Quarantine For Arrivals Could Be Scrapped Before June 15th

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The mandatory two-week quarantine period for travellers entering the country could be removed at the end of the month, RÚV…

Bars To Reopen And Gatherings Of 200 People To Be Permitted On May 25th

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The chief epidemiologist, Þórólfur Guðna­son­, has released details of the changes to COVID-19 restrictions that he intends to bring in…

14-Year Prison Sentence For Icelander Who Killed Two In Selfoss Fire

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Vigfús Ólafsson has been convicted of manslaughter and arson for his involvement in a house fire that killed two in…

Bar Owners Issue Urgent Plea To Allow Re-openings On May 25th

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Pressure is mounting on officials to permit bars to reopen on May 25th. Several bar owners warn that financial realities…

When And How Will Iceland Change Its Travel Restrictions?

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The question on everyone’s lips: when can I finally travel to Iceland? How long before I’m in sitting in a…

Government Will Not Step In To Save Icelandair From Bankruptcy

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The COVID-19 pandemic has plunged Icelandair into a severe financial crisis – 90% of staff have been laid off and…

Icelandic Film Industry Calls On Government To Save Bíó Paradís

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Four leading bodies in the Icelandic film industry have called on Minister of Education and Culture Lilja Alfreðsdóttir to step…

The Living Art Museum And Kling & Bang Reopen Today With A Joint Exhibition!

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Great news fellow art lovers! Today, the Marshall House is reopening two of Reykjavik’s finest galleries: The Living Art Museum…

Iceland’s First Children’s Assembly Presents Proposals To Parliament

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The results from Iceland’s first children’s assembly were presented to the Alþingi this morning, May 8th. The participants’ principal concerns…

Record Number Of Child Abuse Incidents Reported In Reykjavík This Year

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Reykjavík City Council’s child protection services have received a record number of reports of child abuse this year. In April…

COVID-19 In Iceland: 102-Year-Old Survivor, Gov’t Extends Icelandair Deal

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There are 36 active COVID-19 infections in Iceland currently, following the detection of two new cases yesterday, May 6th. Over…

Icelandic Government Makes Tentative Environmental Policy Progress

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The Icelandic Government has revealed several new environmental policies and proposals recently, including fresh funds for projects tackling climate change…

UPDATE: Fish Farm Waste Also Runs Into Dangerous Power Plant Hot Pools

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Waste from Stolt-Nielsen’s fish farms runs into a popular illegal swimming spot on the Reykjanes coastline, Visir reports As reported,…

Alarmingly High Levels Of Glacier Decline Recorded In Iceland Last Year

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Last year was one of the worst on record for glacial decline in Iceland according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office….

Bathers Warned Against Swimming In Power Plant Waste Hot Pools

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An electricity firm has warned that a newly popular swimming spot in Reykjanes is in fact a potentially harmful offshoot…

Hold On To Your Hats, 35m/s Winds Forecasted Today

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The Icelandic Met Office has warned of strong south-westerly winds today that could reach speeds of over 35 metres per…