The project is described as very extensive by Icelandic standards. The new road section is about 19 kilometres long, in addition to nine kilometres of side roads and four two-lane bridges. These ...

According to RÚV, the woman arrived to Iceland with her husband and one-year-old child in 2024. Due to the family’s stop in Croatia before entering Iceland, the case is treated on the grounds of the ...

Tonight is packed with great events across Reykjavík. At Tónabíó, multicultural tropical-psychedelic cumbia band La Dimensión performs at 20:00, and La Poblana will be serving up burritos and nachos ...

On May 31, 2024, a group of anti-war and pro-Palestine protesters gathered to demonstrate outside a government meeting on Skuggasund. As a group of protesters lay down on the street to block the ...

In this episode, we cover a search for a lost person on Mt. Esja that began Monday and was ongoing when we recorded; we discuss last week’s fatality at Brúará, midway between Laugarvatn and Geysir; ...

With “Blood on My Lips”, Gen-Z pop mammoth Bríet presents a twist to her usual outlet by singing in English. To be honest, it feels as if she’s done it her whole life, judging by how second nature it ...

The first story of mine that got picked up by the big media was about a young man who lost his life in an accident during the construction of the big, controversial Kárahnjúkar Dam. He was working in ...

So back to the Icelandic language. The building, or tower, was commonly called Söluturn (that is, a tower where things are sold). This is simply because that was its common use. When other small ...

Orka is part of the pilot project “Hundur í skólastofunni” (Dog in the classroom), which aims to improve students’ work environment and mood. Orka’s role is to foster its students’ wellbeing and ...

Gísli Már Gíslason, a former biology professor, believes that mosquitoes found in Scandinavia and the British Isles could easily survive in Iceland. They just haven’t arrived yet, reports Vísir. He ...

According to the public, the City of Reykjavík should spend less and review its transportation agreement, based on suggestions submitted through a recently concluded online consultation portal, ...

Two teenage girls, one of them underage, are in custody following a drug smuggling case last week, reports RÚV. They have no connection to Iceland. The two girls, reportedly from Germany, are ...