Puffin Colony on Laugavegur EditorialIt was in 1885 that the Reykjavík town council approved the construction of Laugavegur, a street leading from...
Ten Photos from Breidafjördur EditorialThe second-largest fjord in Iceland, after Faxaflói, is Breidafjördur, a 50 km wide fjord located between Snæfellsnes peninsula...
Lava Cooling Manager + Reykjanes EditorialIt was fitting today, in the -10°C frost (14°F) on Reykjanes, that Iceland’s Word of the Year (2024)...
Welcome to Bakkafjördur EditorialFew places in Iceland are as far from Reykjavík as Bakkafjördur, located 700 km (400 miles) away. In...
Twelfth Night Celebration in Iceland EditorialIn Iceland, there are thirteen Yule Lads. The last one, Kertasníkir (Candle Stealer), returns to the mountains on...
One in Five EditorialIt was exceptionally beautiful in Reykjavík today. One in every four residents of the capital who experienced the...
Negative and Positive—and a Bit of Volcanic Eruption at Gerdarsafn EditorialThere are two exhibitions at Gerdarsafn in Kópavogur. In one of them, Parabola, Finnbogi Péturson creates a world...
The First Day of the Year EditorialReykjavik offered exceptionally good winter weather on the first day of the year—cold and calm. Naturally, Icelandic Times...
Reykjavík’s Beauty EditorialBetween Christmas and New Year’s, Iceland is a virtual no-man’s land. Christmas is over, and all that’s left...
The Shortest Days of the Year EditorialThe sun is now visible in Reykjavik for four hours and five minutes—if you’re lucky. Like today, you...
Iceland’s New Government EditorialThree weeks after the General election, we have a new government, led by Kristrún Frostadóttir (1988-) , the...
Two Bucks from Finnmark EditorialReindeer inhabit regions around the Arctic Circle and are domesticated in northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and as far...
The Lights That Shine EditorialNow, in the darkest depths of December, our capital city, Reykjavík, is adorned with lights. Icelandic Times /...
In the Christmas Land of the Yule Lads EditorialIn Gudmundarlundur, a beautiful recreational area just above the highest neighbourhoods of Kópavogur, a true Christmas Land has...
Towering Glymur and Tricky Leggjabrjótur EditorialJust north of Reykjavík lies one of Iceland’s most magnificent and beautiful fjords, Hvalfjördur. Today, the fjord is...
A Beautiful Mountain EditorialIf there were an election for the most beautiful mountain in Iceland, Snæfell—the queen of the East Fjords’...
New Prime Minister For Iceland? EditorialAfter the general election, Samfylkingin (Social Democratic Alliance) was the largest political party in Iceland after the parliamentary...
The Beautiful Fljót EditorialThe snowiest – and sunniest – inhabited area of the country is Fljót, a region located along the...
A World in Words EditorialIn the newly opened building, Edda – House of Icelandic Language, the exhibition A World in Words has...
“The Theatre is the Home of Humanity” EditorialThe Reykjavík City Theatre is home to the Reykjavík Theatre Company, one of the country’s oldest cultural associations,...
