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Grapevine Events: Ólafur Kram, Sad Songs Night And Speed Dating
We’re all slogging our way through the second week of February and boy, what a week, isn’t it? After days…
Iceland Disconnected: What if our submarine cables went bust?
It’s something out of a Hollywood blockbuster, or at least a symptom of some global crisis more central to the…
Orange Warning In Place For Southeast Iceland
An orange weather warning went into effect at 14:00 Monday, applying to the capital area, southeast Iceland, Faxaflói Bay and…
Grapevine Events: Grapevine Music Awards, DRULLUMALL #3, FM Belfast, And More!
We’ve almost made it… pay day is so close we can almost smell it. With the weather warming up and…
Ask an Expert: What Influences the Strength of the Northern Lights?
The magical beauty of the northern lights draws lots of people to Iceland. In fact, a whole lot of people…
Winter Storms and Road Closures Expected New Year’s Eve and Day
The Icelandic Met Office forecasts bad weather on the last day of the year and recommends that people use Dec….
Grapevine New Music Picks: Jónsi & co, amiina, and MariaLing
It’s Friyay! It’s been freezing outside and we can’t wait to wake up not having to brave the windy weather…
Grapevine New Music Picks: Isafjørd and Baggalútur
HOW IS IT DECEMBER?! I mean… happy Friday. If you too are feeling overwhelmed by the final chapter of this…
Great Moments In Icelandic History: Flatus Lifir Enn
Probably The World’s Longest Running Fart Joke On the road between Reykjavík and the North stands a wall that should…
Desert Island Dishes: MATEY Food Festival Proves Vestmannaeyjar Is The Food Capital Of Iceland
Think of Icelandic food culture, and few things spring to mind—and not all of them pleasant. Sheep heads, salted cod,…
Reykjanesbraut Road Closure Delayed Due To Weather
The temporary road closure of Reykjanesbraut–the highway between Keflavík International Aiport on the greater Reykjavík area–has been temporarily delayed due…
Coast Guard Helicopter Flies Backwards For Five Kilometres To Save A Man
The crew of the Coast Guard’s helicopter got into trouble on Friday when a seriously ill patient had to be…
The Icelandic Roundup: Asylum Seekers, Politics And Iceland Airwaves
In this edition of the Icelandic Roundup, editor-in-chief Valur Grettison and news editor Andie Sophia Fontaine talk about the controversy…
Airwaves 2022 Saturday Super Review: All-Powerful Go_A, Comfortable Axel Flóvent, And Arlo Parks Brings Us Home
Shed a tear, Airwaves 2022 is all over. Across the city, sleepy humans are slowly waking up and trying to…
Perfect Day: Vaka Agnarsdóttir
Vaka Agnarsdóttir is a member of Inspector Spacetime, the band that has quickly become a dance music phenomenon in Iceland….
The Icelandic Roundup: Iceland Surprisingly Corrupt?
Atli Þór Fanndal, a representative of Transparency International in Iceland, says that systemic corruption in Iceland is a running theme…
Perfect Day: Snæi Jack
Snæbjörn Helgi Arnarsson Jack wears many hats—broadcaster, musician and community organiser, to name but a few. His perfect day in…
The Icelandic Roundup: Iceland Airwaves Festival!
This week on the podcast, Josie Anne is joined by two of the organisers of Iceland Airwaves Festival, Sindri Astmarsson…
Watch Partial Solar Eclipse Visible On Tuesday Morning
Around nine o’clock on Tuesday morning, a partial solar eclipse will be visible from Iceland, reports RÚV. If the weather…
The Icelandic Roundup: Justice Minister Accused Of Fearmongering
It’s a bumper news week on The Icelandic Roundup: Jón Gunnarsson, the Minister of Justice, has been criticised for spreading…
Icelanders Stuck In The Car For Two Days Due To Bad Weather
Rescue teams were called out on Sunday evening to help the people found in a car on Kollafjörðurheiði, reports RÚV….