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Opinion: Oil Exploration Will Make Iceland Poorer And Less Free
Iceland’s Norwegian dreams are 50 years too late A recent Gallup poll revealed what we’ve long suspected: about half of Icelanders wish they were Norwegian. Specifically, nearly half the population supports resuming oil exploration in Icelandic waters. They’re dreaming of sovereign wealth…
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Grapevine Events: Norwegian DJs, A Birthday Party, Fisherman’s Day & More
It’s Friday and, as always, Grapevine’s got your weekend plans covered. Whether you’re looking for art or music, in Reykjavík or outside downtown, we humbly present our recommendations: Opening on Friday and closing on Saturday, Unnar Örn exhibits IN THE RUINS OF…
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Lúpína Gets Transparently Honest On MARGLYTTA
Debuting under her artist moniker Lúpína with the 2023 ringluð, Oslo-based Nína Solveig Andersen presents her innermost thoughts and emotions through a Scandi-pop fusion on her latest album MARGLYTTA. “I’m trying to be more confident on stage,” is the first thing Nína…
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Great Moments In Icelandic History: Police Try To Buy Machine Guns From Norway
On October 21st, 2014, Icelanders woke to the news that the Icelandic police had acquired an arsenal of MP5 machine guns and Glock 17 semiautomatics. While this might not be news in many other countries, Icelandic police are known for not carrying…
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Net Migration To Iceland At All-Time High
In the second quarter of 2022, 3,600 people migrated to Iceland, marking the highest level of net migration recorded since Statistics Iceland began publishing migration data by quarters in 2009. [su_pullquote]We are having a summer sale on all our Icelandic soaps, scrubs,…
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Cruise Ship To Greenland Ends Up In Norway
A cruise with the advertised destination of Greenland ended up traveling to Norway due to poor weather conditions, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]We are having a summer sale on all our Icelandic soaps, scrubs, face masks, perfumes and more! These are all high-quality products…
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ÓX Earns, Dill Maintains Michelin Star
The restaurant ÓX on Laugavegur received a Michelin star yesterday at an awards ceremony for Nordic countries in Stavanger, Norway. Dill, also located on Laugavegur, maintained the Michelin star it received two years ago, reports Vísir. [su_pullquote]The new Reykjavík Grapevine print issue…
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Long Summer Holiday, Short Work Week Increase Inflation, Says Trade Minister
The International Institute for Management Development puts Iceland in the 16th spot on a worldwide competitiveness ranking—below Denmark at first, Sweden at fourth, Finland at eighth, and Norway at ninth—prompting officials to consider how to make the nation stand out on a…
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Largest Warship Ever Seen In Iceland, In Reykjavik Harbour
The HMS Prince of Wales, British aircraft carrier, sailed into Reykjavik harbour Monday and will be in Reykjavik until Friday morning. [su_pullquote]Not in Iceland for a while but still want to read our new issue? Get it sent from the Grapevine Store,…
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Iceland To Work With EU On Emissions Targets
Iceland is working in collaboration with the European Union and Noway to reduce emissions in line with the goals set out in the Paris Agreement. Calculations of Iceland’s share of responsibility in lowering these emissions are beginning this month, reports Vísir. Calculating…
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Iceland Returning Vaccines To Norway
The Ministry of Health recently told the RÚV news agency that Iceland has to send 16,000 doses of AstraZeneca back to Norway by the end of June. Sending vaccines back to Norway Norway has not used AstraZeneca since March after the nation…
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Murder Trial Against Gunnar Jóhann Begins Today
Today begins the trial of Gunnar Jóhann Gunnarsson, who is accused of having shot his half-brother, Gísli Þór Þórarinsson, in the small Norwegian town of Mehamn in April last year. According to RÚV, the two Icelandic men had been living in Mehamn,…
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Norwegian Authorities Officially Propose Red-Listing Iceland
The Norwegian Directorate of Health has propose red-listing Iceland, along with five other European nations, RÚV reports. This means that Icelanders traveling to Norway will have to go into ten-day quarantine upon arrival in the country. The Norwegian Directorate of Health weighs…
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Introducing Ultraflex: 80s Soviet Aerobics Meets Modern Disco
There’s a new band on the block and its transporting intrepid listeners to the future by way of 1980s Russia and modern day Iceland, Germany and Norway. Introducing Ultraflex… Ultraflex is a collaboration between Norwegian musician Farao and Reykjavik’s own Katrín Helga…
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Norwegian Stowaway Cat Returns Home, Gets Icelandic Name
The Norwegian cat who took an extraordinary journey by shipping container to Iceland has returned home, and has been given a new Icelandic name. As reported last week, the cat formerly known as Pus had disappeared in his native Norway on June…
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Norwegian Cat Stows Away In Shipping Container, Ends Up In Iceland
A cat who mysteriously disappeared in Norway earlier this month was found in Iceland yesterday, after apparently stowing away in a shipping container. The case was first brought to light by Norwegian national broadcasting service NRK, with follow-up by Fréttablaðið. The cat…
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Iceland 2-3 Norway: Full Report, Player Ratings, Man Of The Match
Last night, things got a bit awkward as coach Heimir bumped into an ex with an axe to grind. Norway were led by former Iceland coach Lars Lagerbäck to a 2-3 defeat of Iceland in a pre-World Cup friendly at the Laugardalsvöllur…
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Bioengineer To Be Deported From Iceland
An asylum seeker from Norway, who was stripped of citizenship in that country, will be deported from Iceland. Mahad Abib Mahamud, who arrived in Norway in 2000 at the age of 14, was stripped of his citizenship last year because Norwegian authorities…
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Wages In Iceland Up 60% Since 2012
In the years between 2012-2016, wages in Iceland increased 60%, reports VB.is. Wage increased has slowed down recently, but they still remain far above the countries Iceland does most trade with, where the increase was 6-8% in the same period In Sweden…
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Stripped Of Norwegian Citizenship After 17 Years, Seeking Asylum In Iceland
Bioengineer Mahad Abib Mahamud, who was stripped of his Norwegian citizenship after living there 17 years, is now seeking asylum in Iceland. RÚV reports that Mahad’s case has received considerable attention in Norway, after authorities decided that he had not been truthful…
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Message In Bottle From Iceland Found After 11 Years
A message in a bottle sent by a nine-year-old girl in 2005 has been found, washed up on the shores of Norway. RÚV reports that Dagný Lilja Arnarsdóttir, at the time nine years old, made a message in a bottle in 2005…
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Humans of Reykjavík: Three Americans Here By Chance
Every issue, we will interview someone living in Reykjavík or just visiting the city, so as to share with you, dear reader, the trials and tribulations of daily life here in the capital. This issue’s humans: Brad&Susan Imsdahl and Carolyn Shwash, tourists…
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Why The Hell Are We Sending People Back To Iraq?
Our asylum seeker treatment has now reached epically dangerous and hypocritical proportions. As many of our readers are aware, the Directorate of Immigration (UTL) has for a long time now demonstrated astonishing levels of incompetence and cruelty, on many occasions in violation…