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The Big Vibe Shift: Inside The Icelandic Brosphere
For reference, read this article for a deep-dive character analysis of the Brosphere’s main players. It was very clear in the early hours of December 1, 2024, that there had been a vibe shift in Iceland. The shift hadn’t happened overnight —…
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Minister Of Judicial Affairs Concerned About Growing Hate Speech
In the TV programme Silfrið, aired by RÚV on June 2, Minister of Judicial Affairs Þorbjörg Sigríður Gunnlaugsdóttir admitted to have concerns about growing hate speech towards immigrants. The remarks follow a contentious protest last weekend. On Saturday, May 31, opposing groups…
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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, according to Dr. Eiríkur Bergman, a political scientist and a writer. Eiríkur was our guest on the Icelandic Roundup podcast where we…
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Members Of The Independence Party Criticised For Nazi Imagery
A small cell within the Independence Party has been criticised heavily for their advertise in the conservative newspaper, Morgunblaðið, for its imagery that feels like a reference to Nazism, and even Stalinism like Fréttablaðið reported. In the ad, it was announced that…
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The Reykjavík Writer: Bragi Ólafsson’s ‘Narrator’ Published By Open Letter Books
This August marks the publication of “Narrator,” Bragi Ólafsson’s third novel on the English language market. As with “The Pets” and “The Ambassador”—Bragi’s previous works in English—“Narrator” is published by US publisher Open Letter Books, home of several Icelandic authors in translation.…
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Neo-Nazis Reportedly Threaten Icelandic Muslim
Two men reportedly confronted and threatened former Muslim Society of Iceland chairperson Salmann Tamimi in Kópavogur yesterday, and he has refused to remain silent about the incident. Salmann took to Facebook to describe the events that transpired, which he called “a frightening…
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Kingdom Come: Inside Iceland’s Complicated Relationship With The Danes
Writing in ‘A Defence of Iceland’ in 1593, Arngrímur the Learned argued that “we are seriously to consider, what things, and how true, writers have reported of Iceland.” Made up of nearly thirty chapters, the document attempts to dispel foreign myths about…
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Nationalists Protested Against Non-Existent Changes To Law
The major complaints of the Icelandic National Front (INF) about Iceland’s immigration law concern changes to the legislation that do not actually exist. Stundin, in an interview with INF board member Gunnlaugur Ingvarsson at last Monday’s demonstration, asked what changes made to…
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Nationalists Outnumbered 4 To 1 At Demonstration – VIDEO
Today’s demonstration by the Icelandic National Front (INF) was met with an overwhelming response – from demonstrators showing their solidarity with refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants in Iceland. As reported, the INF had planned last Thursday to hold a demonstration at 15:00…
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Solidarity Demonstration In Support Of Refugees; Against Nationalists
A demonstration will be held today in front of parliament to show support for refugees and asylum seekers, in Iceland and around the world, while also demonstrating against a group of anti-immigration nationalists who plan to hold their own demonstration at the…
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Security Theatre Comes To Iceland
After the tragic events which unfolded in Brussels last Tuesday, many European authorities have taken the opportunity to tap into growing xenophobic sentiment – in particular, against Muslims and refugees – to push their own policies forward. Iceland is, unfortunately, no exception…
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Racist, Nationalist Political Party Attempted
A right wing party emphasising monoculturalism and Islamophobia is trying to get off the ground in Iceland. The party in question, which calls itself the Icelandic National Front, has so far only managed to form a Facebook group with just under 200…
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Professor Has Doubts Xenophobia Is On The Rise
A professor of political science believes that the danger of far-right political movements in Scandinavia are exaggerated, despite rising levels of support. RÚV spoke with Ólafur Þ. Harðarson, a professor of political science at the University of Iceland, about far-right political movements…
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An Aging McDonald’s Hamburger At The Edge Of The Arctic
Earlier this year, local media feasted on a story about Iceland’s last surviving McDonald’s hamburger, reportedly purchased the day before the fast food chain closed shop in 2009—and still looking good as new. The burger’s owner claimed that he had tried to…
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Which Is Why We Talk About The Weather
Yet another Monday. Feel free to read the following at work. That goes for police staff as well. If you are self-employed, unemployed, a student, in hospital, an irregular migrant or currently on strike, I don’t have to tell you. Your teeth…
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Councilperson Resigns From Party Over “Nationalist Populism”
A Progressive city councilperson has resigned from the party due to what he called “nationalist populism” being used to get votes. “The reason is due to nationalist populism that thrives in the Progressives which I have nothing in common with,” Kópavogur city…
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News in Brief Late May
With the municipal elections on June 1, many politicians scrambled at the end of May to tilt public approval in their favour, even if it meant appealing to some voters’ worst tendencies. Five days before the elections, polls showed that the Progressive…
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Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Brings Gains To Progressives
The Progressive Party went from zero seats to two on Reykjavík city council last night, and a great deal of their success can be attributed to their mayoral candidate announcing her opposition to a mosque in Iceland one week before elections.Last night,…
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Coalition Loses Majority, Progressives Gain Two Seats – UPDATED
The Social Democrats won the most seats in last night’s Reykjavík city council elections, but a new ruling coalition will have to be formed. UPDATE: A new coalition has been formed, consisting of four parties.Reykjavík voters turned out for yesterday’s municipal elections…
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The Power Of The Unsaid
In Grapevine’s last issue, Kári Túlinius poses a question that he then attempts to answer: “What became of the far right in Iceland?” Trotting out numerous examples of short-lived right-wing parties, whose political agenda truly advocated xenophobic and racist ideologies, Kári outlines…