Chinese Tourist’s Coin Collection Is Genuine
An investigation by the Central Bank has revealed that Chinese tourist Wei Li’s coins that he brought to Iceland are genuine, Vísir reports. Wei Li attracted a lot of attent
Editorial: The Coronavirus Is Not War
For an Icelander, with almost no historic ties to war, to analogize the fight against COVID-19 to a war seems not only absurd, but flat out wrong. It’s an analogy […]
Gramming The Joy: Documenting The Pandemic Through A Positive Lens
Two artists—an illustrator and a photographer—have chosen to see the glass as half-full. The duo has taken to Instagram to share content that highlights the silliness of these
Best Of Reykjavík Activities 2020: Best Place To Spend Time With The Kids (Summer!)
So, you finally checked one off the bucket list and arrived in Iceland. Velkomin! But what now? Reykjavík is bustling with activities, from steamy swimming pools to world-renowned
Best Of Reykjavík Activities 2020: Best Place To See The Sunset
So, you finally checked one off the bucket list and arrived in Iceland. Velkomin! But what now? Reykjavík is bustling with activities, from steamy swimming pools to world-renowned
Antibody Testing Suggests 55,000 Icelanders Exposed To COVID-19
The results of antibody screenings suggest that 55,000 Icelanders have been exposed to the virus, deCODE CEO Kári Stefánsson revealed in an educational conference yesterday. COVI
Best of Reykjavík Activities 2020: Best Day Trip
So, you finally checked one off the bucket list and arrived in Iceland. Velkomin! But what now? Reykjavík is bustling with activities, from steamy swimming pools to world-renowned
Iceland Opens Again: You Can Get Here, But How?
After weeks of uncertainty and despair, Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir announced some changes to Iceland’s travel restrictions that have been widely praised by Icelanders,
Best Of Reykjavík Activities 2020: Best Tech Exhibition
So, you finally checked one off the bucket list and arrived in Iceland. Velkomin! But what now? Reykjavík is bustling with activities, from steamy swimming pools to world-renowned
Ghosts On The Wind: The Eerie Beauty Of Snæfellsnes
Snæfellsnes is often touted as “Iceland in miniature,” and not for nothing—in a single day’s drive north from Reykjavík, you can experience heaths, beaches, lava fields,
Well, You Asked: If All Else Fails, Do Meth!
Send us your previously-unsolvable quandaries and get enlightened by poor journalists totally banking on writing a hit novel to pay for their retirement. Btw, while you’re here,
Reykjavík Newscast #5: Hurt Pride, Layoffs At Blue Lagoon And More
Kári Stefánsson, the CEO of deCode Genetics, criticises the minister of health and called her arrogant. He has refused to participate in a COVID-test project at Icelandic borders
403 Blue Lagoon Employees Laid Off
The Blue Lagoon company has announced an official decision to lay off 403 of its employees at the end of next month, Vísir reports. Manager and employee wages will be […]
Growing Pains: Special-K Discusses Her New Intimate EP ‘LUnatic thirST’
Special-K soars to new realms of musical, lyrical and emotional maturity in her latest avant-garde pop offering, ‘LUnatic thirST’. As she puts it, if her debut album “‘I Th
City Officials Discuss Closing Laugavegur To Motorists
City councilperson Vigdís Hauksdóttir is against closing part of Laugavegur to motorist traffic, and making a stretch of the road available for pedestrian traffic only. In an in
Fire On Hrísey Brought Under Control
Firefighters say that they have managed to bring the fire under control that was burning on Hrísey, off the coast of northern Iceland, earlier this morning Vísir reports. Chief f
Union Head Criticises Arrest Of Foreign Workers
Police recently arrested four foreigners at a construction site who are alleged to be working in Iceland under false pretenses, Vísir reports. The chair of one of Iceland’s
Kári Stefánsson Reluctant To Help “Arrogant” Health Minister With Airport Tests UPDATED
Kári Stefánsson, CEO of deCODE Genetics, vowed not to help the health department with plans to screen tourists arriving in Keflavík airport from June 15th in an RÚV interview l
Iceland Prepares For Summer Tourism Amid Concern Over Risks And Resources
As the government waits for chief epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason’s green light to start COVID-19 screenings at Keflavik airport, a new report has warned of the obstacle
Considerable Effort To Get DC-3 “Páll Sveinsson” Airborne
“We feel it is necessary to get the plane in the air, and we don’t want to let this story go on for years” says Tómas Dagur Helgason, director of […]