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Midge Population Decreases At Lake Mývatn, Bird Life Affected

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The midge population at Mývatn has decreased from 100,000 to about a thousand, RÚV reports. While the lack of midges…

Icelandic Medicines Agency To Review Melatonin As Medicinal Product

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Imports of melatonin-containing supplements, which are banned in Iceland, have steadily increased in the country, reports Fréttablaðið. Matvælastofnun, the Icelandic…

Loki Foods Plans To Launch Plant-Based Cod Fillets In 2023

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The entrepreneurial company Loki Foods intends to launch sustainable plant-based fish fillets in 2023. The company has received an investment…

Best Of Reykjavík Drinking 2022: Best Place For Live Music

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It’s been two years of off-and-on single-or-double flip-cup-flip-flopping, but as of 2022, bars are officially back in action—and oh, how…

Farmers Wary About Potato Fungus

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Farmers in southern Iceland are worried about the risk of potato blight for the second year in a row, reports…

School Of DIY: Norðanpaunk Is Back

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With three days of music from underground Icelandic artists and several favourite foreign bands, Norðanpaunk is the place not only…

Ask An Expert: Why Are Icelandic Horses So Important To Icelanders?

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If you have ever driven through the Icelandic countryside, you have likely caught glimpses of majestic Icelandic horses standing in…

Best Of Reykjavík Drinking 2022: Best Craft Beer

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It’s been two years of off-and-on single-or-double flip-cup-flip-flopping, but as of 2022, bars are officially back in action—and oh, how…

Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2022: Best Value For Money

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They say that adversity breeds creativity; that adage has certainly held true for Reykjavík restaurants. When we first started to…

Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2022: Best Lunch Place

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They say that adversity breeds creativity; that adage has certainly held true for Reykjavík restaurants. When we first started to…

Food Review: The Greenhouse

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Hveragerði is an odd town, occupying a strange space in the hearts of elder millennials and Gen Xers. The town,…

8.8% Inflation Hits Iceland

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Inflation has been rising in Iceland over the last twelve months. According to Statistics Iceland’s consumer price index it now…

Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2022: Best Newcomer

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They say that adversity breeds creativity; that adage has certainly held true for Reykjavík restaurants. When we first started to…

Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2022: Best Newcomer

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They say that adversity breeds creativity; that adage has certainly held true for Reykjavík restaurants. When we first started to…

Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2022: Best Food Hall

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They say that adversity breeds creativity; that adage has certainly held true for Reykjavík restaurants. When we first started to…

Grapevine Events: Midsommar, Flipp and Fringe

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Midsommar at the Nordic House Friday June 24, 15:00 – 19:00 at Sæmundargata 11, 101 Reykjavík It’s that time of…

Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2022: Best Place To Go With A Group Of Friends

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They say that adversity breeds creativity; that adage has certainly held true for Reykjavík restaurants. When we first started to…

Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2022: Best Seafood

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They say that adversity breeds creativity; that adage has certainly held true for Reykjavík restaurants. When we first started to…

Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2022: Best Place For A Fancy Meal

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They say that adversity breeds creativity; that adage has certainly held true for Reykjavík restaurants. When we first started to…

Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2022: Best Goddamn Restaurant

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They say that adversity breeds creativity; that adage has certainly held true for Reykjavík restaurants. When we first started to…

Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2022: Best Chinese

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They say that adversity breeds creativity; that adage has certainly held true for Reykjavík restaurants. When we first started to…