Foreign Investment In Iceland Greatly Overestimated
In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Icelandic president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson told reporters that an aluminium giant was prepared to invest billions in the country. This has p
North Iceland Gets Jazzy
Tonak Jazz Orchestra and Matisand Jazz trio will be the last to perform in the JazzTA concert series at Götubarinn, a bar in downtown Akureyri tomorrow night at 21:00. Akureyri [&
National Church Loses Congregants By The Thousands
New data from Statistics Iceland shows church participation continuing to wane, as thousands de-registered from the national church last year. Vísir reports that adult congregants
Feminists Criticise Leftist-Green Party On Leadership Decision
The Feminist Society of Iceland, among others, expressed frustration and confusion with a recent decision made by the Leftist-Green Party to remove Guðfríður Lilja Grétasdótti
Icelandic Band To Support Special Olympics
Icelandic reggae band Hjálmar will be holding a concert to raise money for Iceland’s participation in the Special Olympics. The concert, with opening act Valdimar, will be h
DOWNLOAD YR. RMM COMPILATION – 16 TRACKS!
By now, y’all are probably EXPLODING with excitement about the upcoming Reykjavík Music Mess bash that’ll be happening in less than JUST ONE WEEK! Yes! A week from now, you [&
Making More With Less
Stand at any given busy intersection in Reykjavík, and one of the first things that you’ll notice is the car traffic. Reykjavík is, for better or worse, a car town. […]
Finance Minister: “Iceland Will Pay” Icesave Debt
With the final results from the Icesave referendum giving a resounding “No”, many politicians in the UK and Holland are already talking about taking Iceland to court, b
Lightning Strikes In Iceland, Caught On Video
One of the rarest weather events to occur in Iceland, lightning, has been recorded on video entirely by accident. Iceland is well-known for its unpredictable and, at times, volatil
Icelandic Movie Making Waves Abroad
The film Backyard has been gaining greater international attention, as it has been chosen to be a part of two different film festivals. A press release from the director, Árni [&h
Icesave Referendum: Early Numbers Indicate No – UPDATED 12:20 AM
Preliminary numbers are in on the Icesave agreement referendum. Of the first 35708 votes counted, 56.8% have voted ‘No’ and 43.2% have voted ‘Yes’. While th
Former President Vigdís: ‘YES’ To Icesave III
Former President of Iceland Vigdís Finnbogadóttir has announced that she has already voted YES in the Icesave II referendum, and urges others to do the same. “In my position, I
A Course Of Action I Cannot Suggest
“The course of action I would suggest… is a course of action I can’t suggest!” The fictional President of the United States, Bennett, uttered these words in
Snowmobiling And The Golden Circle: Bad Weather, Fun Times
By and large I’m adverse to tourist activities. And as someone from a more southern part of the northern hemisphere, I find waking up to complete darkness tough. I thought [&hell
READ MY PRIVATE EMAIL, WON’T YOU?
Hi, readers! Here is a letter I received from a friend of mine the other day: Hi Haukur, Couldn’t help but notice the little hubbub about the Grapevine satirical piece [&hell
Holy Basil, Ban Man!
Time for another one of my own miniature weekend film festivals. No, not a weekend of Pedro Almodóvar films, nor their naughty Thai remakes (imagine that). I am sure this [&hellip
Lower Dens: Two-Hand Movement
Sweeping through its thirty-odd minutes in a laid-back haze of introspective nihilism, ‘Two-Hand Movement’ is a rainy afternoon of twinkling guitars, confidently ploddi
Why Can’t She Stay?
By now many of our readers are familiar with the case of Priyanka Thapa. A young Nepalese woman who came to Iceland as an au pair for a family with […]
On Eve Of Referendum, Difference Between Yes And No Razor Thin
The referendum on Icesave will be held tomorrow, and the latest polls show a very thin margin between the country voting Yes or No. As many readers are aware by […]
Rumsfeld Recalls Getting Iceland Base To Close
Getting the NATO base in Iceland to close was no easy task, former US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld (shown above with Shimon Peres in 2002) recalls in his new book, […]