The new Mayor of Reykjavík, Heiða Björg Hilmisdóttir, is still employed as the chairperson of the Icelandic Association of Local Authorities (SÍS). According to Vísir, she has not decided whether ...

Three people died in car accidents in four days, RÚV reports, after a man in his 70s passed away in Berufjörður, East Iceland, on March 9. The man was found dead at the scene. Two helicopters were ...

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When this magazine finds its way into the shops, cafés and cultural institutions of Reykjavík, it will have been a mere 46 days since the inauguration of President of the United States of America ...

Örnefnanefnd (the Committee for Toponyms) has instructed the City of Reykjavík to rename the streets Bjargargata and Bjarkargata, RÚV reports. The committee reasoned that the street names are too ...

Árný Margrét’s rise to stardom has been rapid. In a matter of months, the young artist progressed from playing in her bedroom to securing a record deal with One Little Independent. Contemplating ...

A gang of pickpockets is targeting tourists at popular travel destinations in South Iceland, reports mbl.is. Police suspect a group of about ten foreign individuals and believe it is part of an ...

Iceland Revenue and Customs warns the public about internet scams — phishing — in its name. The institution posted the public announcement on their website. People have received fraudulent emails from ...

Two men were swept into the sea near the pier in Akranes around 8:00 this morning when a large wave dragged them into the water, reports RÚV. Two cars were also pulled in. The Akranes Fire Department ...

The Visual Arts Council has announced the list of nominees for the annual Icelandic Art Prize awards. The awards will be presented for the eighth time on March 20 in Iðnó. According to the Icelandic ...

AHHHH. That’s the sound of us welcoming these signposts of the oncoming spring. Have you noticed that it’s actually daylight when you wake up; the tweeting birdsong, and the hubbub of people out and ...

This is Arnarhóll. You know, the hill in the centre of Reykjavík. According to some of the oldest written records in Icelandic — specifically the Book of Settlement, thought to originally date from ...