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Record December Temperature Measured In East Iceland
A record-setting temperature was measured in East Iceland on Christmas Eve. Temperatures in Seyðisfjörður reached 19.8 degrees Celsius at 23:00 — the highest ever. At Bakkagerði in Borgarfjörður Eystri, tempereatures rose to 19.7 degrees Celsius. The readings beat the 2019 record, when…
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13.000 People Opposed To Fish Farm In Seyðisfjörður
A total of 13.022 people signed a petition urging authorities to cancel plans to allow open-pen fish farming in Seyðisfjörður, RÚV reports. The petition was closed on midnight, April 9. In December, the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) published a licensing…
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A Disaster Waiting To Happen
Seyðisfjörður continues its fight against open net-pen salmon farming “The government said that they wanted to work for the people and not the big companies,” says Benedikta Guðrún Svavarsdóttir, head of the nonprofit VÁ, which has been fighting to stop open net-pen…
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First Child Born In Seyðisfjörður For 30 Years
The first child to be born in Seyðisfjörður for more than 30 years entered the world on January 20, Heimildin reports. The birth was expected on February 3, with the child instead delivered prematurely by a doctor and a midwife to a…
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The Long Crossing: Hirtshals To Seyðisfjörður On The Last Norræna Sailing Of The Year
“Do you see that big rock over there?” the hotel reception manager gestured out into the remarkably sunny day on the northern tip of Denmark. “That’s where the bus normally stops.” I nodded to indicate my understanding — my eyesight being what…
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Inside Iceland’s Most Remote Cinema
For 700 residents of Seyðisfjörður, Herðubíó is a fixture — a meeting place, a chance to dress up a bit and an opportunity to see a long-awaited movie on the cinema’s single screen. For those living elsewhere in East Iceland, even in…
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LungA Casts Its Last Spell: The Ending Of Iceland’s Most Creative Festival
Along the seemingly tiny stretch of Ránargata, people spill from bars into the street — dancing, chatting, and making out. Just a block away, in the community centre Herðubreið, others are getting tattoos and raving to the sound of gigantic speakers. Seyðisfjörður…
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Good Morning, Seyðisfjörður!
Seyðisfjörður Community Radio stays relevant by keeping things loose “Radio is within the realm of immediate publication. Which we have a great tradition for in Iceland, within the arts scene and the music scene,” Lasse Høgenhof ruminates, describing how Seyðisfjörður Community Radio…
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LungA Comes Full Circle
Art festival in Seyðisfjörður completes a quarter-century of artistic legacy “There’s something about driving into town, coming from the mountain and seeing the fjord after you’ve been driving for eight hours from Reykjavík,” says Helena Aðalsteinsdóttir, one of the directors of the…
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The Angró House To Be Moved To A New Location
The historic house Angró in Seyðisfjörður will be built in a new location after it collapsed during the storm last weekend, reports Vísir. [su_pullquote]Titans of Icelandic photography combine in this discount box in the Grapevine Store: signed copies of both Faces of…
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A Crazy Microcosm On A Fjord: LungA Is Back And Better Than Ever
Art lovers unite in Seyðisfjörður—it’s LungA time In the middle of July, people from all over Iceland and beyond flock to Seyðisfjörður, an East Iceland fishing town that is unremarkable at first sight. The reason for the migration: LungA, an arts festival…
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11th Century Landslide Preserves Settlement House Walls
House walls from the 11th century have been unearthed in an archeological excavation in Seyðisfjörður, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]Summer Sale on T-Shirts in the Grapevine shop! We only have a chance to wear a T-shirt outdoors for about 2 months of the year…
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Grapevine Picks: Festive Movie Parties, Abandoned Art and Reflecting on Seyðisfjörður
It’s Þorláksmessa! And almost Christmas! But there’s no let up in The Grapevine’s obsession with keeping our dear Reykvíkingar readers all cultured-up across the festive season. (And we’ve managed to get through this post so far without a single reference to fermented…
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Czech Artist Transforms Wheelhouse Into Cultural Centre
Monika Fryčová, a Czech artist disenchanted with sitting behind a computer during the pandemic, has taken on an interesting project—transforming the abandoned wheel room of a ship from 1969 into a cultural centre and restaurant called Kiosk 108. She hopes to make…
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Fishing Artefacts Found In Seyðisfjörður
Remains of an old sea shop may have been uncovered during an archeological excavation in Seyðisfjörður over the summer, reports RÚV. 200-year old mills have also been discovered on the site, but the potential uncovering of a sea shop is much more…
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Digging A Way Out: Austurlands Food Coop Tries To Recover
Austurlands Food Coop, an initiative started by Jonathan Moto Bisagni and Ida Feltendal in 2019, was a boon to Seyðisfjörður and Iceland as a whole. The coop sought to bring fresh organic produce to Iceland—something very lacking on our cold North Atlantic…
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Hundreds Of Citizens Evacuated From Seyðisfjörður Due To High Landslide Risk
Around 100 residents living in Seyðisfjörður will be evacuated from their homes due to a high risk of landslides. Kristján Ólafur Guðnason, chief of police in East Iceland, has stated that the evacuation will take place at 7pm tonight. The evacuation will…
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Cavalcade Of Artists Streaming Performances To Help Seyðisfjörður
Saman fyrir Seyðisfjörð (“Together for Seyðisfjörður), the artist-led initiative raising funds and awareness to help rebuild the east Iceland community devastated by landslides last month, has officially launched their website—with a remarkable series of streaming performances from some of the most intriguing…
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Together For Seyðisfjörður: Artists Lend A Hand In Rebuilding The Village
The devastating landslides that struck Seyðisfjörður in December are still wreaking havoc in their own way. While no one was killed or injured, 14 homes in the east Iceland village were destroyed and, while many residents were allowed to return soon after…
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More Seyðisfjörður Returns, Man Arrested For “Threatening” Prime Minister Comes Forward
Anywhere from 80 to 100 people will be allowed to return to Seyðisfjörður, RÚV reports, as an additional small area of the village has been cleared of danger of further landslides. This news comes on the heels of some 305 people being…
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Despite Disaster, Seyðisfjörður Residents Adorn Town For The Holidays
Residents of the northeast Iceland village of Seyðisfjörður—or the ones who’ve been able to return after last week’s landslides demolished over a dozen houses—are to all appearances doing their level best to bring their community together, right down to the Christmas lights.…