New neighbourhood EditorialSeven years ago, in 2016, the Reykjavík City Council approved a new regional plan for Kirkjusandur in Laugarnes....
Danger in Grindavík EditorialThe Icelandic Meteorological Office not only makes weather forecasts and does the aviation weather services for Iceland and...
Ingólfur’s Street EditorialThe first resident of Iceland and Reykjavík, Ingólfur Arnarson, came from Norway and settled here in 874. He...
A journey through colours and sound EditorialIn Harpa, music and conference hall at the end of the Reykjavík harbour, Hringátt/Circuleight is a current exhibition....
Picturesque mountains EditorialA few years ago, a survey was conducted among Icelanders, which mountain was the most beautiful mountain. Herðubreið...
The Arctic Circle EditorialThe Arctic Circle conference is currently taking place in Reykjavík. For three days, 700 people, scientists, politicians and...
Hafnartorg & Hallveig + Ingólfur EditorialÁrni Óla (1888-1979), writer and journalist, is the person who most likely knew the history and origins of...
Currently in Iceland EditorialIt’s this time of the year. My experience as a photographer for more than four decades is that...
Hjörleifur & sagan EditorialLíklega hefði Íslandssagan verið öðruvísi ef fósturbróður fyrsta landnámsmannsins Ingólfs Arnarsonar, og giftur systur hans Helgu Arnardóttur, hefði...
Fifty five years of beauty EditorialThe other day, it had been 55 years since Norræna Húsið (The Nordic House) opened in Reykjavík. The...
Looking towards the sea EditorialThe fishing industry has been, and still is, one of the most powerful pillars of the Icelandic economy....
Thinking of everything EditorialThe Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management , which reports to the Commissioner of the National Police,...
Kópavogur, The Second City EditorialIt is questionable whether Hamraborg in the center of Kópavogur, the second largest municipality in Iceland, is high...
Torfajökull volcano system EditorialTorfajökull volcano system The Torfajökull volcano system has been quiet for the last centuries and decades but recently...
Jökulsárlón EditorialJökulsárlón is a unique lagoon, in and around Vatnajökull in Austur- Skaftafellsýsla, part of Vatnajökull National Park in...
Eruption at Skjaldbreiður? EditorialFrom the shield volcano / mountain Skjaldbreiður, there are only about twenty kilometers to Þingvellir in the south,...
Pourquoi-Pas EditorialIn September 1936, returning from the mission to Greenland to deliver scientific material, the ship Pourquoi-Pas IV stopped...
Export of Icelandic horses Editorial“You can’t have it for gold or a good word” The Icelandic horse is one of the unique...
Einar’s garden EditorialReykjavík is a green city. There are many large green outdoor areas throughout the city, the largest being...
Borgartúnið EditorialThere are few streets in Reykjavík, if any, that have changed in their appearance as much as Borgartún...