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Zen In The Trees
Iceland doesn’t have a lot of forest, but there’s a hidden gem in at least one of them Akureyri is…
Word Of The Issue: Everything Is Geggjað
The Grapevine’s Guide To Sounding Icelandic, One Word At A Time Learning Icelandic is hard. There are all these cases…
Mould Detected In Froosh Smoothies
The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority, MAST, warns against the consumption of several batches of Froosh Strawberry, Banana & Guava…
Landmark Labour Negotiations Concluded
On March 7, a long-term agreement was reached between the Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise, and labour unions Starfsgreinasambandið, Efling and…
Iceland To Participate In The Eurovision Song Contest
RÚV announced on Monday that singer Hera Björk will represent Iceland in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest held in Malmö,…
Well, You Asked: A Bumpy Road Ahead
The Grapevine’s finest answer your most pressing questions Why are speed bumps the most terrible thing in Iceland? They might…
Do Shit: How To Get An Abortion In Iceland
The útlendingur’s ongoing guide to getting shit done Much like wrangling your annual tax return or figuring out how to…
Reykjavík Traffic On The Rise
Anyone who has had the misfortune of trying to make even short trips around 16:00 on a weekday are aware…
Grapevine New Music Picks: Spacestation, Laufey, Lúpína & More
And just like that it’s March. It’s difficult to imagine that just two months ago we were stuck in what…
Meet Cell7’s Epic Alter Ego
Innovative and rebellious, Ragna Kjartansdóttir is a legendary figure of the Icelandic hip hop and rap scene. The artist known…
Majority Against Strong Alcohol In Grocery Stores
New polling from Maskína suggests that 58% of Icelanders are against allowing the sale of strong alcohol in supermarkets. On…
Festival Fairness: A Call For More Diversity
Local media has been abuzz with horror that the line up of chefs for this year’s Food & Fun festival,…
Reykjavík’s Best Witches: Kælan Mikla to Headline ReykjaDoom Fest 2024
The ReykjaDoom Festival returns to the northernmost capital of the world on March 8, just in time for International Women’s…
40% Of Workers Unable To Make Ends Meet
A recent study reports that 40% of workers in the Icelandic job market are unable to make ends meet. A…
Several Arrested After Country-Wide Police Raid
Five individuals were arrested in a country-wide police bust, following an investigation into reports of human trafficking, money laundering and…
Rauðasandur On The List Of World’s Best Beaches
Rauðasandur in the Westfjords is among the best beaches in the world, according to Lonely Planet. Rauðasandur is featured on…
72 Individuals On Their Way To Iceland From Gaza
Following an Icelandic delegation‘s efforts in Egypt, 72 individuals from Gaza were granted residence permits in Iceland on the basis…
Protester Removed From Alþingi
Monday, March 4, an Alþingi parliament meeting was postponed after protesters in Alþingi‘s spectator benches began shouting at MPs. Speaker…
Don’t Mess With A Chamber Orchestra
Sigurjón Kjartansson reunites with his “brothers in comedy” for a debut feature film “It’s taken me a lot of time…
Hera Björk Wins Söngvakeppnin 2024
Söngvakeppnin, Iceland’s pre-Eurovision song competition, left voters perplexed on Saturday, with some questioning the validity of RÚV’s election process. Every…
Different But Connected: An Exhibition Straddling Worlds
“It feels like our practices will meet and maybe also clash,” Claire Paugam says of her upcoming exhibition at Gallery…