What Have We Won?: The 4th Happiest Country, Baby!
Iceland has the second-highest rate of antidepressant use worldwide, so it’s no surprise that they were also recently named the fourth happiest place on Earth, according to the W
Brynjar Sigurðarson & Veronika Sedlmair: The Beauty Of The Process
Brynjar Sigurðarson and Veronika Sedlmair—spouses and masterminds behind Studio Brynjar & Veronika—define the word undefinable. Their projects run the gamut from hyper-rea
Event Horizon: The Brothers of Andy Svarthol Complete Their Musical Education
Take the legendary artist Andy Warhol, change three letters in the last name so it becomes a play on the Icelandic word for black hole, and you have the unconventional […]
Flétta Design Studio Turns The Mundane Into Beauty
Flétta Design Studio is a little over one year old, but has already received more attention and acclaim than many studios achieve in a decade. The duo behind Flétta—Birta Rós
Dettifoss Waterfall Temporarily Closed Due To Flooding
Visitors to Iceland will not be able to visit the area around Dettifoss on account of flooding which officials say is “life threatening”. In a Facebook post, officials
Odes To Escapism: The Sound Universe Of MSEA
Maria-Carmela Raso, better known as MSEA, is a soft-spoken, self-deprecating musician originally from Canada. But her EP, ‘Hiding Under Things,’ belies a whole other side to th
Happening This Week: The Proclaimers, MSEA & More!
It might be raining, but the outlook is sunny in Reykjavík. What other choice do we have? Anyway, here are your not-to-miss events this week, featuring ethereal goddess MSEA, the
Iceland (The Country) Wins Trademark Dispute Against Iceland (The Supermarket)
A ruling from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has definitively ended a dispute that has raged on for years: who can use the word “Iceland” for b
Editorial: Enough Of The Overconfident CEO
The Icelandic tourism has been almost unbelievable. Iceland has gone from a couple of hundred thousand tourists to 2.1 million travellers within a decade. This development is one o
VIDEO: Icelandic Man Pays Speeding Ticket With Bag Of Coins
What started as ordinary police work became a day worth remembering, as a speeder elected to pay his fine with a bag of coins weighing many kilos. Iceland’s Capital Area [&he
Perfect Weather For Extreme Kite Flying In Iceland Tomorrow
If you missed last weekend’s seemingly endless gusts and gales, you’re in luck, as tomorrow promises to bring more of the same. The latest alert from the Icelandic Met
Caveat Emptor: North Iceland Tunnel Not Everything It Seems
You may think taking the new tunnel in North Iceland will save you time, but it’s just as likely that it won’t, and it will cost you. Vaðlaheiðargöng is a […]
VIDEO: The Icelandic Game Of Thrones Experience (No Thenns Allowed!)
In preparation for the last season of Game Of Thrones, the Grapevine took a trip with Gray Line Iceland to a number of sets from the show, including the Bloody […]
Time To Emerge: Janus Rasmussen Opens Up About Going It Alone
It can take time to step out on one’s own. For Janus Rasmussen, it took years as a member of Kiasmos and Bloodgroup before finding his legs to go solo. […]
Island Life: Chess > Smartphones, Wet Paths, Northeast To Be Cut Off
In the latest Iceland news from rural areas, the people of Vopnafjörður, in northeast Iceland, are beside themselves with worry as flights to Vopnafjörður, Höfn and Þórshöf
The Party Goes On: Three Alternative Nights For Sónar Reykjavík Fans
Given the massive line-up, Sónar Reykjavík 2019 would have been just as great a treat as it has for the past six years. My condolences to all party people, dancers, […]
Grapevine Playlist: New Music From Kristín Anna, Högni, MIMRA & More
Like a sudden flurry of shooting stars entering your house through an open window, here are the latest cosmic emissions from the scene—it’s your weekly new music update. Kr
Ísafjörður Never Goes South: The award-winning Westfjords festival Aldrei Fór Ég Suður Is back
Since 2004, April means one thing for the people of the Westfjords: the Aldrei Fór Ég Suður music festival. Named after the Bubbi Morthens song of the same name, the […]
Happening This Weekend: Cell7, Vivian Maier & Narfi!
If April showers bring May flowers, what exactly will Reykjavík’s April windstorms bring? We don’t know, but you can hide from the weather at one of these not-to-miss
Ask A Medieval Historian: Who Wrote Njáls Saga?
Njáls Saga is one the longest of the forty Icelandic sagas written between the 13th and 14th centuries. Many Icelanders can track their heritage to the characters in the sagas. [&
Iceland Smites: Iceland Thrash Andorra, Fail In France
As the Icelandic Football Association continued picking out altars on which to store the Euro 2020 trophy in the great hall, the team got to work on smiting their way […]