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Danish Brand Steals The Idea Of Icelandic Design Studio
On Friday, Icelandic design studio Flétta has announced that its minute candleholder was knocked-off by Danish brand Ferm Living. The…
Earthquakes Off The Coast Of Reykjanes And In The North
Some seismic activity kicked off last night close to Reykjanes peninsula, according to the latest data from the Icelandic Met…
New Names Approved By The Icelandic Naming Committee
Nine requests were considered at a meeting of the Icelandic Naming Committee earlier this month, and all of them were…
MPs Propose Legal Changes To Help Nonbinary People
Seven members of Parliament from the Pirate Party and the Reform Party have submitted a bill that would make a…
Discrepancy In The Typeface On Reykjavík’s Street Signs
There is considerable discrepancy in the typeface on Reykjavík’s street signs, which pokes people in the eyes to varying degrees,…
City Not Liable For Man Injured After Avoiding Colliding With Rabbit
Reykjavík District Court has found in favour of the City of Reykjavík in the case of a man demanding damages…
Crab Lice In Iceland Dying Out Due To Loss Of Habitat
Pthirus pubis, better known as crab lice, pubic lice, or more colloquially “crabs”, are dying out in Iceland due to…
New Ski Lifts To Open At Bláfjöll Ski Resort
Two ski lifts are under construction at Bláfjöll ski resort, reports RÚV. At least one of them will be ready…
Taxi Stuck In A Town Pond
Work is underway to lift up a taxi that plunged into Reykjavík’s pond at Fríkirkjuveg this morning, reports Vísir. Roads…
Subsidence Continues At Grímsvötn
The ice sheet over Grímsvatn continues to sink and has now dropped by seven meters in the last few days,…
Justice Minister’s Claims About Asylum Seekers In Iceland Questionable
Minister of Justice Jón Gunnarsson intends to submit a bill to Parliament that would make a number of changes to…
Tourists Name The Biggest Disappointment In Iceland
Lively discussions are now taking place in the Facebook group Travel Iceland, where foreign tourists mention the biggest disappointments with…
Iceland Airwaves Is Being Boycotted, The Festival Releases A Statement
According to Iceland Airwaves, a group of people has contacted the artists playing at the festival and asked them to…
The Icelandic Roundup: Difficult For Extreme Politics To Thrive In Iceland
Extreme nationalism has a hard time thriving in Iceland because Icelanders have embraced romantic nationalism since their independence in 1944,…
Two Men Suspected Of Murder Have Now Been Released
The two men detained by the police in connection with the suspected murder of a woman in the Laugardalur neighbourhood…
(Ice) Climbing Our Way To The Top
Gingerly holding a rope in one hand and two ice axes in the other, I lean backward over an icy…
Terror Suspects Said To Have Plotted Against Labour Leader, Socialist Party Head
Amongst those that the two men currently in police custody under suspicion of conspiring to commit a terrorist attack had…
Unemployment At Just Under 3% In September, Higher Amongst Immigrants
Unemployment decreased between August and September, a report from the Directorate of Labour details, but the unemployment rate was still…
Two Men In Custody Suspected Of Murder
Two men in their forties are currently in police custody, suspected of having killed a woman in her fifties, Vísir…
“I Live A Really Normal Life”: Björk On New Album ‘Fossora’ And Being A ‘Cool Mom’
On a chilly Friday afternoon in late August, in an otherwise empty Reykjavik restaurant, Björk Guðmundsdóttir is having trouble focussing….
Grapevine New Music Picks: Björk, Systur and Uppáhellingarnir
You made it! It’s the last Friday of the month! To celebrate, here’s a load of lovely new music to…