On October 13, Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson held a press conference to announce the end of the governing coalition, ...

“It’s true that I can be very busy and it’s true that it can be too much sometimes,” says Omar Rondon, who works multiple jobs and engages in creative side gigs, all while supporting his family in his ...

Yazan Tamimi and his parents were granted international protection in Iceland on October 2, according to Heimildin. They were previously set to be deported to Spain, but the Minister of Justice halted ...

If you like your comedy with a healthy (or unhealthy, depending on your perspective) serving of murder, haunting or war crimes then you’re probably already a diehard fan of The Last Podcast On The ...

Due to a malfunction at Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Station, the flow of hot water to the capital area has been reduced. As a result, the City of Reykjavík has closed its eight swimming pools; it is ...

In September, Iceland took one giant leap closer to becoming an active partner in future Moon and Mars landings — so why is nobody talking about it? A cold wind sweeps across the plain, gently teasing ...

A quarterly census published by Statistics Iceland shows that Iceland’s population increased by 2.230 in the second quarter of 2024. According to the Oct. 4 report, 1.090 children were born in the ...

Police are following up on tips suggesting potential third-party involvement in the death of a 10-year-old girl found on the Krýsuvík road, north of Kleifarvatn, on September 15. However, ...

On October 5, a two-year-old child fell into a well during an afternoon stroll with their grandmother. The hole in question is situated outside an apartment building in Garðabær’s Urriðaholt. It was ...

Skál! was an early trailblazer in Reykjavík’s food hall boom. An outlier and prodigy from the start, it brought fine dining flair and seasonal flavours to the confines of the country’s first ever food ...

“Who the hell is Johnny King?” The thought flashes through my mind as I squeeze through the jam-packed screening room of Skjaldborgarbíó in Patreksfjörður. It’s probably my third feature film of the ...

Continuing the “two (or more) words for the price of one!” deal from our last Word of the Issue column, this week’s pick is another beloved and classic compound word. And it’s a timely one — you’ll ...