The river & the valley
The river & the valley
The town council of Reykjavik must have been very forward-thinking in 1906 when the Elliðaá River was bought t...
Reykjavik area
Tidbits of what the Reykjavik area has to offer
Articles from the capital area
The string of Pearls (Perlufesti)
The string of Pearls (Perlufesti)
The sculpture park String of Pearls in the western part of Hljómskálagarðurinn was opened on Women's Ri...
100-year-old Fákur
100-year-old Fákur
The equestrian club Fákur in Reykjavík, the country's most populous and largest club, is celebrating its hundredth ann...
Guðmundur = Erró
Guðmundur = Erró
One of our greatest artists is Guðmundur Guðmundsson, born in 1932, known as the artist Erró. He is one of the few Icela...
Hot Water
Hot water
When the price of fossil fuels is high and the pollution that such combustion emits into the atmosphere, it is excellent to hav...
Photos of the Year
Photos of the year
The annual exhibition of The Icelandic Press Photography Association
is now in the Reykjavík Museum of Photography, a...
The Churches in Garðabær
The Churches in Garðabær
Garðabær is the sixth most populous town in the country. The population has increased the fastest in recent year...
House of eight friendly nations
House of eight friendly nations
In Vatnsmýri stands the Nordic House in Reykjavík, designed by the Finnish genius Alvar Aal...
Dream of a stream
The aluminium plant in Straumsvík is run by Rio Tinto, one of three such plants in Iceland. The company is the larg...
Wool & Álfafoss
The wool factory Álafoss, named after the Álfafoss Waterfall has a remarkable story. Björn Þorláksson (1854-1904), a farmer in...
Green energy
Green energy
Iceland is very rich in renewable energy resources. The enormous creation of knowledge in green energy has mad...
Stockfish to Africa
Stockfish to Africa
From the settlement until the last century, stockfish / dried fish products were the main export produc...
Öskjuhlíð
Öskjuhlíð
Öskjuhlíð is a unique outdoor recreation area near Reykjavík city centre. Öskjuhlíð, which rises 61 meters above the surroundin...
Goddess & Bloke
Goddess & Bloke
Pomona was an ancient goddess in Roman mythology. In Einarsgarður, west of Landspítalinn, it stands ere...
Sæmundur’s story
Sæmundur’s story
In front of the main building of the University of Iceland stands the work Sæmundur on the Seal. This scul...
In & out
In & out
Few countries are as dependent on imports and exports as Iceland. At the end of last year, figures came in for...
The Drumming Beat of Play Excites Icelanders
The response reflects a strong belief, with four thousand stock-holders ensuring cash on hand for operations over the next five years. By t...
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Icelandic Times, sends everyone heartfelt New Year's greetings. HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Looking from Reykjavíkurtjörn o...
Christmas Time
Christmas Time
Christmas in Iceland, starts exactly at six a´clock (18:00) on December 24th...
Governor Ásgeir Jónsson’s Revolt
Iceland’s Central Bank has never been better equipped to ensure stability to serve the people, claims Governor Ásgeir Jónsson. With the merg...
Artful freezing patterns on the lake
Artful freezing patterns on the lake
It is only 14 km / 9 mi from Lækjartorg Square in the heart of Reykjavík and to Hafravatn, a small l...
A beautiful day
A beautiful day
Iceland became a sovereign nation on December 1, 1918. The Danes recognised that we were a free state, but they would tak...
Seventy-year-old tradition
Seventy-year-old tradition
Norwegians have been giving Icelanders a Christmas tree every year since 1951, or for seventy years. As it is ...
New government
New government
The new government, which was announced at one o'clock today at Kjarvalsstaðir. It intends to prioritise two issues, the c...
Public transport
Public transport
For those who want to practice a green lifestyle or do not have a driving test, public transport is quite good in the so...
In Althingi
In Althingi
Parliamentary elections took place on September 25, and now, two months later, Althingi is convening for the first time. The ...
The cat lights up the winter darkness
The cat lights up the winter darkness
The City of Reykjavík has been decorating the capital for the upcoming festival for a few weeks. On...
Sæbraut awakens
Sæbraut awakens
The Sæbraut is one of two trunk routes to and from the city centre. Just before seven, the traffic into the town increase...
Háabakki in Hafnarfjörður
Háabakki in Hafnarfjörður
The Marine and Freshwater Research Institute is one of the most important institutes in Iceland. Not only is th...
Our art museum
Our art museum
The National Gallery of Iceland was founded in Copenhagen in 1884 by Björn Bjarnason, later a member of the Althing. In 19...
Kársnes, the heart of Kópavogur
Kársnes, the heart of Kópavogur
Kársnes is a peninsula that extends into Skerjafjörður between the bays of Kópavogur and Fossvogur. It is...
Hafnarþorpið Marketplace
Reykjavík’s New and Updated Kolaport Flea Market
In a large building in downtown Reykjavík, initially built for the Customs Office, you wil...
Gaming in Iceland
The video gaming industry is thriving in Iceland, with numerous companies developing products
The gaming industry has grown by leaps and bo...
The beach
The beach
The circumference of Iceland is 1,522 km / 946 mi if you sail around Iceland and leave out all nooks and crannies. On the other...
The Icelandic language
The Icelandic language
The Icelandic Language Day is held every year today, 16 November, on the poet and scholar's Jónas Hallgrímsson (18...
Free from enchantment
Free from enchantment
Einar Jónsson (1874-1954) is one of the artists who, at the beginning of the 20th century, laid the foundation of m...
The blue sea
The blue sea
The Reykjavík Maritime Museum opened in June 2005, in the former building of the fish factory BÚR (Bæjarútgerðar Reykjavíkur...
Extremely windy weather
Extremely windy weather
It was windy in the capital today. When the accompanying pictures were taken today between 3 and 4, the average w...
Freyja, goddess of love and fertility
Freyja, goddess of love and fertility
In March 2021, Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir, Minister of Justice, announced the purchase of a new ...
From Reykjavík to Raufarhöfn
From Reykjavík to Raufarhöfn
Liner Háey 1 ÞH295, the newest ship in the Icelandic fishing fleet, is sailing into Reykjavík Harbor. The 30...
Let’s talk about the weather
Let's talk about the weather
Few nations are as preoccupied with the weather as Icelanders. And so it's good to know that the average tem...
The oldest supermarket in Reykjavík
The oldest supermarket in Reykjavík
It is 90 years since the southerner Jón Jónsson from Rangárvallasýsla founded the store Rangá on Hver...
ISK / Icelandic króna
ISK / Icelandic króna
The Icelandic krona was first issued by Landsbanki Íslands in 1876 at a fixed exchange rate against the Danish kron...
From Arnarhóll
From Arnarhóll
Day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year, the first resident of Reykjavík and Iceland, Ingólfur ...
The energy exchange of the car fleet
The energy exchange of the car fleet
Last month, 961 eco-friendly cars were sold in Iceland, while only 365 had a conventional fossil fue...
On and in a hot land
On and in a hot land
The World Geothermal Congress (WGS) is currently being held in Harpa. The conference was launched on Sunday by the P...
How many cats are there in Iceland?
How many cats are there in Iceland?
The Icelandic cat came with settlers in the 9th and 10th centuries, and the population has remained r...
The Sun Voyager, an ode to the sun
The Sun Voyager, an ode to the sun
One of the main sightseeing stops in Reykjavík is the Sun Voyager, a sculpture by Jón Gunnar Árnason (...
The energy exchange of the car fleet
The energy exchange of the car fleet
Last month, 961 eco-friendly cars were sold in Iceland, while only 365 had a conventional fossil fue...
On and in a hot land
On and in a hot land
The World Geothermal Congress (WGS) is currently being held in Harpa. The conference was launched on Sunday by the P...
How many cats are there in Iceland?
How many cats are there in Iceland?
The Icelandic cat came with settlers in the 9th and 10th centuries, and the population has remained r...
The Sun Voyager, an ode to the sun
The Sun Voyager, an ode to the sun
One of the main sightseeing stops in Reykjavík is the Sun Voyager, a sculpture by Jón Gunnar Árnason (...
Guðný Rósa Ingimarsdóttir OPUS-OUPS
Kjarvalsstaðir 2.10.2021 – 16.01.2022
The retrospective exhibition, opus – oups, of works by Guðný Rósa Ingimarsdóttir has opened in ...
ART67 Gallery in the Heart of Reykjavík
In the heart of Reykjavík, you can find the big and beautiful gallery ART67. The gallery is a co-op gallery in one of the most magnificent l...
First day of winter
First day of winter
There are only two seasons in Iceland in winter and summer and yesterday was the first day of winter. The day always ...
MUGGUR – Guðmundur Thorsteinsson 1891–1924
MUGGUR - Guðmundur Thorsteinsson 1891–1924
National Gallery of Iceland Between 2.10. 2121 - 13.2.2022
At the National Gallery of I...
Höfði, the meeting place of leaders
Höfði, the meeting place of leaders
It's been 35 years since Ronald Reagan, President of the United States, and leader of the Soviet Unio...
Leifur travelled to Vinland
Leifur travelled to Vinland
An international team of scientists has proven that the Nordic Vikings settled and lived in L'Anse Aux Meadows ...
Jón Adólf mixes old with the new
Sculptor Jón Adólf Steinólfsson has been working as a sculptor for almost 30 years. Born in South Iceland in 1959, he got interested in wood...
Windfall worth fifty milliards
Reykjavík Harbour was busy early this morning, but fishermen were getting ships ready for the next fishing trips.
Wi...
