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Fifteen People Sought Emergency Care Due To Fireworks Accidents
Fifteen people went to the emergency department at Landspítali in Fossvogur, Reykjavík, due to fireworks accidents on the night and early morning of January 1, reports Vísir. Of these, eight sought medical attention for eye injuries. Páll Óli Ólason, deputy chief physician…
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Grapevine Tells You About New Year’s Eve In Reykjavík: Bonfires, Skaupið, Fireworks, And Firework Clean-Up
As 2025 comes to a close, we want to thank you for another great year of reading our beloved Grapevine (even if you just read it online)! We’ve got one last article for you before the new year. If you’re looking for…
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Pleasing Everyone: The National New Year’s Lampoon Straddles Tradition And Novelty
Fun And Games In late November, directors Allan Sigurðsson and Hannes Þór Arason are on the busy set of Áramótaskaupið. Filming in the offices of Ölgerðin brewery, the otherwise neat lobby is filled with film crew and apologetic passersby. The scene being…
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Man Stabbed On New Year’s Eve
Three men were injured, with one in critical condition, after being stabbed with a kitchen knife during a New Year’s Eve celebration. The attack happened at Tindar guesthouse near Kjalarnes. One suspect, a man in his 40s, has been sentenced to a…
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Poor Air Quality Due To Firework Pollution and Weather Conditions
Vísir reports that poor air quality is to be expected as many people will continue to set off fireworks throughout the week, in order to see in the New Year. The weather conditions will not help, as not very much wind is…
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Fireworks Sales Will Not Be Restricted This Year After All
Despite recent calls to severely limit—or even ban altogether—the sale of fireworks this year, the law will not be changed this year and the days for firework sales will continue unchanged, RÚV reports. Last October, the Ministry of Justice drafted a bill…
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We Might Want To See 2020 Off In Flames, But This New Year’s Eve There Will Be No Bonfires
Vísir has reported that there will be no New Year’s Eve bonfires this year. This is due to the regulations from the Minister of Health regarding public meetings. The updated coronavirus regulations will come into effect on Thursday December 10th and will…
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New Year’s Eve In Reykjavik: A Busy Night For Police, Firefighters And The Emergency Room
Rain and wind can be thanked for the distinct lack of air pollution from fireworks in the greater Reykjavík area, RÚV reports, despite the same number of fireworks purchased as last year. There have been no emergency room visits from fireworks accidents…
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Where To Catch Your New Year’s Bonfire In Reykjavik
The weather forecast for midnight on New Year’s Eve is predicting rain, but the evening looks to be cloudy with little to no precipitation. Which is a good thing, because of the hallowed Icelandic tradition of the New Year’s Eve bonfire. Bonfires…
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New Year’s Eve Weather: Very Cloudy, Very Rainy, Maybe Some Snow
New Year’s Eve might not be very ideal fireworks weather, if the current weather forecast is anything to go by. We’re only three days away from the end of 2019, and while that may be cause for celebration, the weather sure isn’t.…
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Fireworks: “Never Environmentally Friendly Nor Harmless”, Environment Agency Says
Pollution from fireworks on New Year’s Eve between 2018 and 2019 was up from the previous New Year’s, RÚV reports, and the pollutants from them are never good for anyone’s health, the Environment Agency of Iceland would like to remind people. As…
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PHOTOS: New Year’s Eve In Iceland’s Capital
From bonfires to fireworks, Reykjavík was a city in the throes of celebration as Icelanders rang in the new year. Icelanders love New Years Eve. Fireworks can be legally purchased by any adult, with most of the proceeds going to the rescue…
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I Love The Smell Of Fireworks In The Morning: New Year In Reykjavík
Reykjavík rang in the new year last night with a customary bang. As well as displays in all of the various municipalities of the city’s metropolitan area, there were countless displays fired off from people’s back yards, making for a huge and…
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Jumping Out Of 2015 And Running Into 2016!
ÍR is hosting its annual New Year’s Eve run December 31 at noon, sharp. Last year there were over 1.200 participants in the run and the same amount is expected this year. The weather forecast sounds promising and this year will be the run’s…
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Áramótaskaupið A Hit With Chicks, A Miss With Conservatives
According to a recent opinion poll, the annual comedy revue show screened on New Year’s Eve, Áramótaskaupið, was popular among women but generally disliked by those who vote for the ruling Progressive Party, reports MMR. Tuning in to watch actors and actresses…
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You Might Not Know Oliver, But He’s Throwing You A Party
Icelanders hang with their families on New Years Eve. At least until midnight. You can’t convince them to do otherwise. Just ask Oliver Luckett, who flew over from Los Angeles to throw a massive party for Icelanders and their friends on New…
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Dirty Holidaze
December is by far the darkest and spookiest month. It is also the booziest, by far. The overwhelming joy one often associates with the annual Christmas frenzy increases the longing for a nightcap, the fright that correlates with mass expenditures in gifts…
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Women Taking Over Áramótaskaupið
Director Silja Hauksdóttir has been hired to direct this year’s Áramótaskaup, reports RÚV. Áramótaskaupið is an annual comedy revue screened on RÚV each New Year’s Eve. Tuning in to watch actors and actresses mock the major news events of the year gone…
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A Tale Of Two New Year’s
In which a Grapevine staff journalist swaps apartments with a NY couple in time for 2006’s passing. Both parties end up enjoying themselves and learning some new things, despite the alien surroundings… New York City famously outlawed smoking in bars a few…