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Grapevine Events: SAMPL, Kling & Bang Opening, Concert For Ukraine, And More
Today is a textbook example of gluggaveður, the Icelandic word for when the sun shining through your window makes it seem like it’s way warmer outside than it ends up actually being. But nevermind that, because all of these events are inside, where…
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On The Ground With An Icelandic War Photographer
Óskar Hallgrímsson documents the brutal reality of war in Ukraine “I’ve seen this happen slowly — the evolution of it becoming a day-to-day thing. This building fell down, that person died under that bus stop — it just becomes life,” says photographer…
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Government Pledges Increased Financial Support To Ukraine
The Icelandic government has agreed to increase support to Ukraine by 2.1 billion ISK (14.4 million EUR) to aid in its war effort against Russia, Vísir reports. Prime Minister of Iceland and Social Democratic Alliance MP Kristrún Frostadóttir announced the additional spending…
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President Zelensky To Attend Nordic Council Meeting In Reykjavík Today
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives in Iceland today for the Nordic Council meeting, prompting heightened security measures and street closures in downtown Reykjavík, reports RÚV. During his visit, President Zelensky will participate in the fourth Nordic-Ukraine Leaders’ Summit and hold discussions with…
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Icelandic Ministers Meeting with Zelenskyy
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Minister of Foreign Affairs Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir are currently in Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. They crossed the border from Poland earlier today. On their way, they visited the town of Bucha to pay…
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Ukrainians In Iceland Organise A Culture Festival
On October 8-9, Ukrainians in Iceland will host a culture festival in Kolaportið. The festival is called “Úkraína þakkar Íslandi” or “Ukraine thanks Iceland” and aims to show gratitude to Iceland which welcomed over 1300 Ukrainians asking for international protection after Russia…
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Prime Minister Expects Russian Citizens Will Apply For Asylum In Iceland
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir expects that numerous Russian citizens will apply for international protection in Iceland, RÚV reports, in the wake of new orders from Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin that up to 300,000 people could be conscripted into military service, which…
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Russian Fund Offers To Pay Icelandic Journalists For Ukraine Trip, No One Accepts
An Icelander has contacted several media outlets in the country with the offer from a Russian fund to pay for a trip to certain districts in Ukraine, RÚV reports, to cover snap referendums in those districts, which are currently fighting against Russian…
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Prosthetics Manufacturer Össur Provides Devices, Training For Ukrainian Amputees
Prosthetic device manufacturer Össur is providing Ukrainian amputees with prosthetic devices and training experts to offer services to individuals with prosthetic limbs, reports Vísir. [su_pullquote]The Bargain Chest just opened in Grapevine Store. This is where we’ll be keeping all the things that…
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Special Forces Stop Young Activists From Protesting At Russian Embassy
Police officers and a special unit from the National Police Commissioner stopped members of the Young Independence Party who planned to protest Russia’s war in Ukraine at the Russian Embassy last night, reports Vísir. [su_pullquote]To celebrate reaching 200 RVK Newscast episodes on…
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Refugee Children Unable To Attend School
Ukrainian refugee children are unable to attend school in Iceland because their parents do not have the necessary identification, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]The Volcano is on (again) at Fagradalsfjall! Check out our volcano merch in the Grapevine shop: books, T-shirts, posters even socks…
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Iceland To Lead Demining Training For Ukraine
Representatives of 26 countries met in Copenhagen last week to discuss defense assistance for Ukraine as the war with Russia continues, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]The Volcano is on (again) at Fagradalsfjall! Check out our volcano merch in the Grapevine shop: books, T-shirts, posters…
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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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Teacher Sells Book To Raise Funds For Summer Course For Refugee Children
A teacher who has worked with Ukrainian refugee children for the past few months is now trying to finance a summer course for the children by selling a book. The aim of the course is for the children to be children. [su_pullquote]We…
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Projections Of 4,000 Refugees By End Of The Year
Gylfi Thor Thorsteinsson, operations manager for the arrival of refugees, believes up to 4,000 refugees could arrive in Iceland before the end of the year, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]We are having a summer sale on all our Icelandic soaps, scrubs, face masks, perfumes…
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Icelandic Prosthetics Manufacturer To Provide Long-Term Support To Ukrainians
The Icelandic prosthetics manufacturer Össur received a 30 million ISK grant from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Fund to support Ukraine. The director of the company says the goal is to provide long-term support to Ukrainians who have lost limbs during…
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Art of Defiance: Ukrainian Art Comes To Iceland
Óskar Hallgrímsson and Mariika Lobyntseva, power couple behind textile art collaboration “Comfortable Universe”, join us on video call from Kyiv, Ukraine, with bursts of technicolour visible in the background of their art studio. They have only recently been reunited with their art.…
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Center To Host Ukrainian-Icelandic Friendship Day Next Week
The Center for Helping Ukrainians is hosting a Ukrainian-Icelandic Friendship Day at 18:00 on July 13 to thank Icelanders for their hospitality in welcoming refugees. [su_pullquote]The new Reykjavík Grapevine print issue is out! Subscribe to it in our shop or join our…
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Borgarfjörður Hosts Concert and Coffee for Ukrainian Refugees
People in Borgarfjörður hosted a concert and coffee event to welcome new neighbors from Ukraine on Saturday, West Iceland news service Skessuhorn reports. [su_pullquote]Are you going to Iceland in the near future? Check out all the trips you can order from us!…
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Ukrainian Asylum Seekers Offered Benefits Not Afforded To Other Nationalities
The Icelandic government has been diligent in supporting asylum seekers from Ukraine, both adults and children alike, but this includes affording them benefits not granted to asylum seekers from other countries. An official from the Red Cross tells Vísir he has difficulty…
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Ukraine Wins Eurovision, Iceland Comes 23rd
The Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra has won the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, with a total of 631 points, the highest score in history. Ukraine was 4th after the national jury vote, but the public vote changed everything—with 28 out of 36 countries…
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Zelensky Speaks At The Althingi, The Oldest Parliament In The World
Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, addressed members of the Althingi, the Icelandic parliament which is one of the oldest legislatures that exists today, at 14:00 on Friday, May 6th. This was the first time a foreign head of state delivered a…
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Reykjavík Shows Support And Names A Square Kænugarður, the Kyiv Square
At a meeting this morning, the Reykjavík Planning and Transport Council unanimously agreed to name the square on the corner of Garðastræti and Túngata Kænugarður, or the Kyiv Square, Vísir reports. [su_pullquote]If you appreciate our journalism, join our High Five Club. As…