Over the last couple of years, Spacestation transformed from a jingle-jangle unit with stylishly scruffy outfits to one of the coolest bands in town. Their debut album Reykjavík Syndrome, exploring ...

Thunderstorms swept across Iceland Sunday as an unstable air mass moved across the country, bringing with it an unusually high number of lightning strikes, reports RÚV. Residents in southern Iceland ...

According to a new law, all municipalities are required to handle textile collection alongside other waste. Until recently, the Icelandic Red Cross oversaw the export of used textiles, but that ...

The Capital Area Police implores the public to be on the lookout for pickpockets, who are reportedly operating in the downtown area. According to RÚV, theft from pockets, bags, and backpacks has been ...

Dr. Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir will assume office as the new dean of the University of Iceland, following a victory in the recent university elections. Silja won against candidate Magnús Karl Magnússon ...

The year 2024 saw the highest number of people leaving Iceland in recorded history, while immigration remained among the highest on record, according to new data published by Statistics Iceland. A ...

Construction of the Starbucks café at Laugavegur 66-68 in Reykjavík is well underway, with signage for the international coffee chain already in place, reports Vísir. The news that Berjaya Food ...

On March 25, Minister of Industries and Liberal MP Hanna Katrín Friðriksson and Finance Minister Daði Már Kristófersson announced changes to the current fishing fees, RÚV reports. In a press meeting, ...

Handheld metal detectors have been added to police officers’ equipment, reports RÚV. The decision comes as a response to the growing issue of weapon carrying in society. According to Chief ...

The landowners of Sólheimasandur, home to Iceland’s most famous plane wreck, have purchased an old Douglas Dakota DC-3/C-47 plane from the DC-3 Friends Association, reports Vísir. The idea is for the ...

What is North? Do we think about the North solely from the perspective of our own position in the world? What does it take to be an artist living and working in the North? Are there any common threads ...

During a cabinet meeting between the Icelandic government and President Halla Tómasdóttir on Sunday, March 23, former minister for children and education Ásthildur Lóa Þórsdóttir formally resigned. On ...