During the evacuation of Grindavík moments before the latest volcanic eruption, search and rescue members were threatened at gunpoint, RÚV reports. The rescue team members were facilitating the town’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

I’m going to need you to sit down, have a cup of coffee, and chill out for a second. Grab a pair of headphones, silence your phone, and go listen to a few of these tracks we’ve got lined up. Think ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Oh, that first sunny day after weeks of grey skies and gloom. The one where the sky turns a crisp, cloudless blue, the sun finally breaks through, and the whole world feels just a little lighter. You ...

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 ...