Well, well, well. If it isn’t the new year. I bet you’ve already failed your New Year’s resolutions — I know I have. But regardless of the empty promises we make to ourselves once a year, we can all ...

Bjarni Benediktsson has decided not to seek re-election as chairman of the Independence Party at the upcoming party congress. He has held the position for 16 years and will also step down from his ...

Hello, 2025! If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to catch more concerts, see more exhibitions, and generally stay in the loop with what life in Reykjavík and Iceland has to offer, we’ve got you ...

The Icelandic Met Office has issued a warning regarding the lava field near Svartsengi, which remains hot and hazardous for hikers despite no recent volcanic activity. Data as of December 30, 2024, ...

The public has submitted hundreds of suggestions after the Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir called for cost-saving tips from citizens in her New Year’s address, reports RÚV. Suggestions include ...

Three men were injured, with one in critical condition, after being stabbed with a kitchen knife during a New Year’s Eve celebration. The attack happened at Tindar guesthouse near Kjalarnes. One ...

President of Iceland Halla Tómasdóttir bestowed the Order of the Falcon to 14 individuals on New Year’s Day. Seven women and seven men received the award. The Order of The Falcon is the sole order of ...

Police in the capital region are still searching for the man who attempted to steal an ATM from a Landsbanki branch in Hafnarfjörður early Friday morning, reports Vísir. Despite clear surveillance ...

Seismic activity at the Reykjanes Ridge has increased significantly, with nearly 80 earthquakes recorded between December 28th and 29th, reports Vísir. Böðvar Sveinsson, a natural hazard specialist at ...

The San Francisco transplant has called Iceland home for more than six years now and has, like many immigrants who move for the love of Iceland, never really lived in Reykjavík.   “As a graphic ...

A wagon carrying meals for 20 patients in the Fossvogur emergency room got lost on Christmas Day, RÚV reports. The patients did not receive the meals they had ordered due to the wagon being lost ...