A severe cold spell affecting Iceland has brought winter-like conditions to most parts of the country. On the evening of Monday, June 2, the Icelandic Met Office announced an orange weather warning ...

In the TV programme Silfrið, aired by RÚV on June 2, Minister of Judicial Affairs Þorbjörg Sigríður Gunnlaugsdóttir admitted to have concerns about growing hate speech towards immigrants. The remarks ...

As of June 1, Reykjavík’s public swimming pools are once again staying open until 22:00 on weekends, reversing the previous year’s earlier closing time of 21:00, reports RÚV. The reduced hours, ...

At least 15 people were injured during a crowd surge at the FM95BLÖ concert in Laugardalshöll on Saturday, June 1, reports RÚV. According to Landspítali emergency department staff, multiple ...

Welcome to our revival of Pylsuspjall, a Grapevine feature in which we accost strangers at the Bæjarins Beztu hot dog stand and ask them questions. This time we hit the town late on a Saturday night, ...

A Labrador Retriever named Orka has started working as an assistant teacher in Rimaskóli primary school. The dog helps teaching students in third grade, and doubles as a therapist, its owner and ...

Last night, the police in the capital area received a report about a woman assaulting a pizza delivery driver in Reykjavík, reports Vísir. According to the police, the woman had stolen the delivery ...

Iceland’s Minister of Education and Children’s Affairs, Ásthildur Lóa Þórsdóttir, resigned earlier this year amidst a scandal that made headlines here in Iceland and notably around the entire world.

Our new issue is hot off the press, and we might have celebrated a little too hard last night. Not naming names, but some of us can barely talk — so we’re snoozing until Monday. With the last bit of ...

There are many a “Population: 200” town in Iceland. But I’d venture to say that Flateyri is particular in how often that point pops up in conversation. Whether via the authors that live there (learn ...

Today’s Topic: The Volcano! Welcome to our revival of Pylsuspjall, a Grapevine feature made 11 years ago in which we accost strangers at the Bæjarins Beztu hot dog stand and ask them questions.

In a conversation with Vísir, CEO of the South Iceland Health Inspection Authority Sigrún Guðmundsdóttir claimed that unchlorinated pools and lagoons could contain unhealthy bacteria brought in by ...