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The Oldest Icelander Celebrates 109th Birthday
Yesterday, the oldest Icelander turned 109 years old. Dóra Ólafsdóttir was born on July 6th 1912 in Kljáströnd in Grýtubakkahreppur, by Eyjafjörður. According to a RÚV interview, she is still clear-headed, reads and knits, and says she has never had the opportunity…
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Icelanders Live Longer And Feel Well In Their Later Years
Statistics Iceland has published a report which shows that the lifespan of Icelanders over the past few decades has been the longest and well-being also generally seems to be good as people get older. A recent survey conducted by the Social Sciences…
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That Shark You Ate May Be Centuries Old
Scientific research has brought to light that the Greenland shark, served in Iceland as the traditional dish hákarl, has a lifespan that can stretch across centuries. Scientists have for a long time suspected that the shark, which is the largest fish in…
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One Fifth Of Icelanders Creationists
According to a new poll, as many as one in five Icelanders believe that God created the universe, reports RÚV. The poll, commissioned by Siðmennt, the Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association, also revealed interesting correlations between belief in creationism versus Big Bang and age, proximity to…
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“FERTUGSALDRI” – Ragnar Egilsson Explains Words!
When referring to a person’s age (the verb is “dilapidating”), we sometimes refer to the decade of existence that person is currently struggling through instead of using their exact age. However, the name of the age bracket is always dictated by that…
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New Record For Oldest Man In Iceland
Georg Breiðfjörð Ólafsson from Stykkishólmur has broken the previous record set for oldest Icelandic man, reports mbl.is. Helgi Símonarson, who held the record before Georg, lived to be 105 years and 345 days old and on Saturday Georg beat Helgi’s record when…