Under The Ice: Beneath Vatnajökull Lies A Photographer’s Paradise
Seeing a glacier for the first time is a memorable experience. As the southern ring road from Reykjavík gently loops towards the coast, the peaks of Eyjafjallajökull start to app
We Met The Men Responsible For The Grumpiest Finn
Grumpy old men seem to be all the rage in the Nordics these days. The Swedes have their 100-year-old who climbed out the window, and that guy called Ove, over […]
What’s Going On At DesignMarch? Director Sara Jónsdóttir Tells All
As the winter passes its nadir and the days start to grow lighter, a bright fixture on Iceland’s cultural calendar once again approaches. Every March, Reykjavík bursts into a ce
Minister Of Interior Open To Changing Naming Laws
The Ministry of the Interior is now reviewing Icelandic naming laws and has asked for the public to voice their opinions on the matter. Meanwhile, Interior Minister, Ólöf Nordal
Mo’ Snow, Mo’ Problems: Man Loses Roof And Other Storm News
The storm that swept through Iceland caused a number of problems for people and services yesterday, though perhaps no problem quite so startling as the the issue of the flying [&he
FM: Nothing Wrong With Accepting Contributions
Companies within the fisheries industry donated around 16 million ISK to campaigns in the last election, reports RÚV. Roughly 90% of that money went to the Independence Party and
Listen, Duck, and Run: How to Avoid Falling Ice and Snow in Reykjavík
Week 6 Let me be bold: the weather in Iceland changes often. I’m not trying to start a controversy. I’ll leave that to people discussing deep-water oil drilling (what
DesignMarch Seminars At Harpa: Play To Win
One of the major components of DesignMarch is DesignTalks—a packed day of lectures and seminars held at Harpa, where leading design professionals from around the world share thei
Name Committee Warns Against Being Shut Down
Iceland’s Name Committee has responded to legislation which would, if passed, shutter the doors on the institution. The bill in question is being led by Bright Future MP Ótt
What To Name What Holuhraun Has Wrought
Now that volcanic activity at Holuhraun has all but ended, an important question looms: what do we name the landscape features it created? This decision is now in the hands [&helli
Brace Yourselves For More Bad Weather
Yet another storm is expected to roll into Southwest Iceland at around noon today. The bad weather will continue through the night, eventually moving northeast across the country w
Drone Porn: Top 10 Waterfalls Of Iceland
Have you ever looked at a waterfall in Iceland and thought I wonder how this would look like if I was a miniature helicopter? Well today is your lucky day […]
Here’s A Summary Of Some Of What Happened In February
February may be the shortest month of the year, but it made up for that by being packed wall-to-wall with news. Kicking things off was an incident that took place […]
Around 70.000 Icelanders Have Been To Rehab
Roughly 70.000 people have sought help for drug and alcohol abuse since rehabilitation services were first made available in Iceland, reports RÚV. The vast majority of people who
Gnarr: More Creatives Will Go Into Politics
Former Reykjavík mayor, Jón Gnarr, believes that more creatives will go into politics, reports Houstonia Mag. “I think it’s going to happen more and more, that people from th
40% Of Icelanders Want A Shorter Work Week
New research shows that 40% of Icelanders support the idea of working fewer hours for the same pay. At the same time, most Icelanders feel that they can already balance […]
The Reykjavík Grapevine Design Awards 2015
For our fifth annual Design Awards, we gathered a small panel of experts to help us determine what was on the cutting edge of Icelandic design in 2014. Here are […]
Most Icelanders Against Privatising Banks, Public Services
The majority of Icelanders want to keep their public services public. Although there is a slight uptick in support for privatising public broadcasting, this support remains below 3
T-Shirts Featuring Our Cover Images? Why Yes!
“WHOA, THOSE COVER IMAGES OF ICONIC REYKJAVÍK BUILDINGS SURE ARE COOL LOOKING. IF SOMEONE WERE TO SLAP THEM ON A T-SHIRT, I WOULD SURELY PURCHASE SEVERAL” Guess what: