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 ...

I think the results were good and it’s obvious that the country is ready for a change — that’s the most obvious thing. I think [Kristrún Frostadóttir’s mandate] gives us the best possibility to make a ...

The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist ...

The lack of daycare availability in Reykjavík has led to two private companies establishing their own daycare centres for children of employees. In November, 2024, Arion Bank announced the ...

A new town is set to be built in Fljótsdalshérað in East Iceland, RÚV reports. The first building lots are scheduled to be allotted early next year, with construction starting in the summer of 2025.

After the results of the country’s largest national grant for visual artists — Listamannalaun (the Artist Salary) — were announced, a discussion sparked on social media among artists who had not ...

On December 21, the leaders of the Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylking), Liberal Reform Party (Viðreisn) and the People’s Party (Flokkur Fólksins) presented the makeup of their coalition government ...

Let’s get into the spirit of the upcoming holiday season without listening to any Christmas-themed music, shall we? Featuring electronica and dance mammoths, this Friday we’re taking a look at two ...

It’s been an interesting month. With the holiday season upon us and elections just last week, reflections on a personal and national level are occurring all around (just as holiday spirit, icy slush ...

For some, Christmas isn’t complete without snow, but for me there’s no festive season without a Christmas tree. In my quest to find an authentic, Iceland-grown Christmas tree, I reached out to ...

For the first time, police used a taser during an operation involving an armed individual who they say was exhibiting threatening behaviour, reports RÚV. According to a statement, the police and the ...

Among the previous winners of Kraumur throughout the years are Ásgeir, Anna Thorvaldsdóttir, Elín Hall, GDRN, Hildur GUðnadóttir, JFDR, Kælan Mikla, and more. The panel of judges consisted of people ...