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Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir Fails To Appear; British Hosts Eat Cheese
It could happen to anyone, really. Confusion, hysteria and “utter chaos” prevailed yesterday morning during the British morning show, ‘This Morning Live‘ on ITV when hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby were forced to eat cheese rather than speak to Icelandic Prime…
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Maximum Gathering Number Now 500, Restrictions Apply
The maximum number of people allowed to gather indoors has increased from 200 to 500 people as of today, June 15th. This maximum number will be valid until July 5th. This ties in with the opening of the border today, and the…
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Police Investigating 10-12 Suspected Of Theft
Police are investigating 10-12 foreigners in an ongoing investigation into organised crime. They are currently still searching for five to six men affiliated with the three suspected of theft from shops in Selfoss over the weekend. Of the three who were arrested,…
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Björk’s Record Label Changes Name
British record label One Little Indian, which has released music by Björk, Sigur Rós, Emiliana Torrini, and Ásgeir Trausti, has changed its name, RÚV reports. Label founder Derek Birkett said he made the decision after a fan explained why the name was…
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BREAKING: It’s Dangerous To Party All Night During A Global Pandemic
It is still dangerous to party all night long. Chief Epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason said at a press conference that there is a great risk in people coming together to party far into the night, RÚV reports. Crowd congestion at places of entertainment…
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Half Capitalist Venture, Half Protest, Bjórland Sells Icelandic Beer Online
In an unprecedented turn of events, Bjórland, a new online store offering home delivery of beer from major craft breweries in Iceland, has opened. Owner and operator Þórgnýr Thoroddsen told Fréttablaðið, “As we see it, these products are actually just like any…
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Passengers Outside Schengen May Have To Wait
Travelers wanting to come to Iceland from outside the Schengen region may have to wait until the end of June. Páll Þórhallson, leader on the team that conducts screening at the border for COVID-19, told RÚV that no final decision has been…
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COVID-19 Tracking App Updated With New Languages
The app designed by the Directorate of Health to track COVID-19 infections in Iceland has been updated with new languages. At the time of this writing, the app is available in Icelandic, English, Polish, Russian, Thai, French, and Spanish with plans to…
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Icelandair To Fly To 11 Destinations Starting June 15th
Icelandair has plans to fly to a total of 11 destinations starting June 15th. Since April, the airline has only flown to three destinations: Stockholm, Boston, and London. These trips were backed by the government to maintain air transport to and from…
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Coast Guard Unearths World War 2 Era Explosive
The Coast Guard on Wednesday unearthed and destroyed a World War 2 Era explosive. The Bomb Squad division of the Coast Guard was called out to a house in Hafnafjörður when an unusual object was unearthed in the course of yard work…
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Reykjavík Police Provide Pointers For Pedestrian Paths
The deputy chief of police in Reykjavík said that the city did everything right in turning certain stretches of road into pedestrian walkways. However, he said the signs could be more prominent. The city is not allowed to physically close the streets…
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Motorists Continue To Drive Through Pedestrian Streets
Motorists in downtown Reykjavík have been ignoring new regulations that made certain stretches of road pedestrian. Recently, part of Laugavegur, Skólavörðustígur and Vegamótastígur have become permanent pedestrian streets, closed off to vehicular traffic. Last week, the city put up signs to remind…
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Chinese Tourist’s Coin Collection Is Genuine
An investigation by the Central Bank has revealed that Chinese tourist Wei Li’s coins that he brought to Iceland are genuine, Vísir reports. Wei Li attracted a lot of attention when he brought roughly 170 kilos of Icelandic currency to the country,…
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Gramming The Joy: Documenting The Pandemic Through A Positive Lens
Two artists—an illustrator and a photographer—have chosen to see the glass as half-full. The duo has taken to Instagram to share content that highlights the silliness of these times and infuse some colour into the murkiness of COVID-19. A bright cartoonist National…
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City Officials Discuss Closing Laugavegur To Motorists
City councilperson Vigdís Hauksdóttir is against closing part of Laugavegur to motorist traffic, and making a stretch of the road available for pedestrian traffic only. In an in an interview with Vísir, she said that closing the road in one fell swoop…
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Duck Couple Of Hlöllabátar Divorce
The ducks outside of Hlöllabátar have apparently divorced. That’s right, love is dead and life is meaningless. If two ducks can’t make it, what hope is there? For nearly a decade, the charming couple–aptly named Andrés and Andrésína–have made the sub shop…
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Cannabis Cultivation Causes Catastrophe; Committee Calls For Compensation
The Housing Complaints Committee believes that a landlord is entitled to compensation from a tenant for damage caused to an apartment in the process of cannabis cultivation, RÚV reports. The crop was discovered when a resident in the flat below reported a…
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Lightning Expected In Forecast Today, Rain Rest Of Week
Very unstable air will cause heavy rain and possible thunderstorms with lightning, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office. Southerly winds will blow between 5-13 m/s in the south and west this afternoon, and can be expected to pick up to 15-20 m/s…
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Kaffitár’s CFO Objects To Homeless Shelters
Guðrún Drífa Hólmgeirsdóttir, CFO at Kaffitár, apparently objects to the construction of tiny homes for Reykjavík’s small homeless population. She has attracted negative attention for her comments about the cottages that are slated to be erected, Kvennablaðið reports. The tiny homes would…
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Infamous Hunter Accused Of Trespassing
Police in the Westfjords received a tip that one of the most well-known hunters in Iceland had been shooting guillemot on their cliffside nests from a boat much closer than the legal limit of 500 meters. Snorri Rafnsson, the social media influencer…
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Weather Forecast: Rainy Day, Sunny Weekend
Considerable rain is expected in the south of the country, which is most welcome after several dry days in that region, Vísir reports. The land will stay dry in the north until this evening. Today, winds from the east and south-east will…
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Diehard Eurovision Fans Outraged By Will Ferrell’s Trailer
A clip from the upcoming movie written by and starring Will Ferrell has sparked outrage among the song competition’s most devoted fans, who worry that the movie will invite undue mockery to Eurovision and Iceland, Vísir reports. Flosi Jón Ásgeirsson, chairman of…
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Cost Of Testing Tourists Fifty Million ISK Daily
The cost of testing travelers at Keflavík Airport could amount to up to 50 million ISK per diem. The testing will begin on June 15th, the same day the borders reopen, MBL reports. Each test costs 50,000 ISK, and it is estimated…
