There has been a significant decrease in volcanic activity along the Sundhnúkur crater row, though it is still too early to say whether the eruption is nearing its end, reports RÚV. Overnight, the ...

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, announced at a press conference on July 17 that negotiations will begin on a bilateral agreement between Iceland and the European Union ...

As of the morning of July 17, Grindavík residents may return, and the Blue Lagoon has been reopened, RÚV reports. The Department of Civil Protection de-escalated its phase of emergency, issuing an ...

In this final episode of Northern Rising, we follow avant-electropop artist Sunna Margrét as she roams around Reykjavík — visiting the National Gallery of Iceland, the record stores 12 Tónar and ...

As reported by Vísir, hostel owner Dagmar Valsson organised the protest in an attempt to highlight the discrimination Grindavík business owners are subject to compared with the Blue Lagoon. Due to ...

On July 14, a three-year-old girl at the Urriðaból preschool in Garðabær wandered off the schoolyard. According to RÚV, the runaway child opened the school gate and ended up in Bónus, Kauptún — ...

People across Iceland can look forward to bright skies and unusually good weather today, July 14, with temperatures expected to climb to between 17°C and 28°C. The warm spell is thanks to a hot air ...

The group experimented with different items and concepts, often holding dinner parties at each other’s homes to test new ideas in practice. Today, Berglind has set up an impromptu dinner table in the ...

Kumbiavík offers Latin American music, food, dance and film Cumbia, the indigenous and Afro-Colombian music genre, is trickling through Reykjavík. Restaurant La Poblana hosts cumbia nights in their ...

An eruption began on the Sundhnúkur crater row on the Reykjanes Peninsula shortly before 4:00 this morning, reports RÚV. The eruption is not considered to pose a threat to Grindavík or local ...

Most accidents in Icelandic nature happen on Esja, Langjökull, or Fimmvörðuháls, according to the new data from the Icelandic Tourist Board. The Icelandic Tourist Board has compiled incidents and ...

A visit to Iceland’s premier bird museum Ask any tourist to Iceland which bird they’re most looking forward to seeing on their visit, and the answer will be near-universal: the puffin. Those greedy, ...