Author: Valur Grettisson
RVK Newscast #61: Vaccine Arrives & Finance Minister Busted At A Party
The vaccine is here! Vaccinations will begin tomorrow! In other news, our Finance Minister Bjarni Benediktsson is in hot water…
RVK Newscast #60: Quirky Icelandic Holiday Traditions And The Last Present Bought
It’s Christmas! Valur Grettisson goes and buys his last presents while he goes over Icelandic Christmas traditions and news. He…
Wow! Quirky Things Iceland Does Over Christmas
Although Icelandic Christmas traditions are often very similar to others in the western world, there are still some differences, quirks…
Three Icelandic Christmas Movies To Watch Over The Holidays
Icelandic filmmaking gets better every year. But while most Icelandic filmmakers are fond of dramas, they only occasionally pop out…
RVK Newscast #59: Mudslides, Misleading Vaccine Information, The Winter Solstice
There was a huge mudslide in Seyðisfjörður, which destroyed several homes. Fortunately, and perhaps miraculously, no one was hurt. In…
Iceland On The World’s Biggest Comedy Stage: Ari Eldjárn Has A Netflix Special
I’m just going to say it and I know that this might result in the stand-up community in Iceland (and…
Just Sayings: The Complicated Honour System
The Icelandic honour system is complicated. If you have a shitty reputation, it will literally be more difficult for you…
Editorial: New Year Different Mankind
What will change in the new year? Well, everything—or not so much. The whole world connected for a moment over…
Strolling, Seafood Soup & Sex: Roald Eyvindsson’s Perfect Day
Roald Eyvindsson is a journalist, husband and dad to the most wonderful little girl in the world. Bearing the same…
RVK Newscast #58: No Free Menstrual Products Nor Highlands National Park
Iceland will get the COVID-19 vaccine for 280,000 people, or 76% of the population. The first batch will arrive in…
RVK Newscast #57: Swimming Pools Opening Up & Book Sales Up The Roof
The Minister of Health announced the new gathering ban restrictions. Not much changed, but now we can go to swimming…
RVK Newscast #56: COVIDiots & Vaccinations
On today’s newscast, Iceland will possibly use its election system as infrastructure for the upcoming COVID-19 vaccinations. Icelanders are hopeful…
RVK Newscast #55: COVID-Related Deaths And Iceland Breaking The Convention On Human Rights
There’s been one more death because of COVID, which means that now 27 people have passed due to the pandemic…
Just Sayings: “Ekki er úti öll nótt enn, sagði draugurinn”
This saying is from one of Iceland’s most famous books, simply called ‘Íslenzkar þjóðsögur og æfintýri’, which was compiled and…
RVK Newscast #54: Restrictions On Fireworks And Taxes on Candy
On today’s newscast: Iceland’s GDP shrunk the most in Europe this quarter. 1.4% of the Icelandic nation has gotten COVID-19…
Food Of Iceland: Uppstúfur
What’s white, salty, has a thick texture and you only eat at Christmas? You guessed right, it’s Uppstúfur, often called…
RKV Newscast #53: Árni Már’s ‘Formfast’ At Gallery Port
Valur Grettisson and Pollý visited visual artist Árni Már Erlingsson at Gallery Port to talk about his most recent exhibition…
RVK Newscast #52: COVID, Hjörleifshöfði & the Grammys
COVID is still going down. Hjörleifshöfði sold to Germany. Daði Freyr is on Time’s list of best songs, and the…
RVK Newscast #51: COVID-19 The Lowest in Europe And Unemployment Benefits Raised
Iceland now with the lowest rate of COVID-19 in Europe. The government announced new stimulation package for the economy. Among…
RVK Newscast #49: Man-Made Earthquakes And A Star-Studded Icelandic Movie
In today’s newscast: Man-made earthquakes, rapidly decreasing COVID cases, and the investigation surrounding the 12 COVID-19 deaths at Landakots hospital….
Just Sayings: Lazy Co-Workers That Just Can’t Shut up
Are you really frustrated by that guy who can’t stop talking at work but doesn’t actually do any work? The…
RVK Newscast #48: The U.S. Elections & The International Rotary Club
Today, we met with U.S. expat Raymond Snider, who is also a Club President for the International Rotary Club in…
RVK Newscast #47: A Colour System For COVID & The Mysterious MOM Air
Icelandic scientists have presented a colour system for COVID-19 in Iceland. COVID cases are going down, while deaths are going…
Just Sayings: “Sannleikurinn er sagnafár en lygin langorð”
The Icelandic idiom “sannleikurinn er sagnafár en lygin langorð” is especially fitting for this week. In English, it roughly translates…
RVK Newscast #46: Record COVID-Deaths, Dangerous Minks & The U.S. Elections
Five people died from COVID-19 in Iceland over the weekend, which now leaves the country with 23 fatalities as a…