First day of winter EditorialThere are only two seasons in Iceland in winter and summer and yesterday was the first day of...
MUGGUR – Guðmundur Thorsteinsson 1891–1924 Helga BjörgulfsdóttirNational Gallery of Iceland Between 2.10. 2121 – 13.2.2022 At the National Gallery of Iceland is a newly...
Höfði, the meeting place of leaders EditorialIt’s been 35 years since Ronald Reagan, President of the United States, and leader of the Soviet Union,...
Leifur travelled to Vinland EditorialAn 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 Helga BjörgulfsdóttirSculptor Jón Adólf Steinólfsson has been working as a sculptor for almost 30 years. Born in South Iceland...
Windfall worth fifty milliards EditorialLast week, Kristján þór Júlíusson, Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, issued a regulation following the Marine & Fresh...
Arctic Circle in Harpa EditorialLife in Iceland is finally moving in the right direction. Arctic Circle conference in Harpa is one of...
Sunrise EditorialThe day is getting shorter in Reykjavík. The sunrise was at 08:15 this morning; I met this photographer...
Plús 1000% Helga BjörgulfsdóttirSociety is slowly but surely becoming how it was in Iceland. This can, for example, be seen in...
Tómas by the Pond EditorialThis year, Reykjavík – the UNESCO City of Literature, celebrates its tenth anniversary. It was announced that Reykjavík...
Cycling to the university EditorialThe number of students at the University of Iceland is now 15,725. It has increased by almost four...
From Reykjavík to the east and west EditorialDuring an official visit in 1967, the then Minister of Foreign Affairs and future Chancellor of West Germany,...
A hot dog with “everything” EditorialThe same family has run the hot dog stand Bæjarinn Beztu Pylsur in the centre of Reykjavík for...
By the Reykjavík Pond (Reykjavíkurtjörn) EditorialBy Reykjavíkurtjörn On 19 April 1919, new laws took effect, but they forbid anyone to shoot birds at...
Viðey Island by Reykjavík EditorialViðey Island, which lies 600 m / 1968 ft north of Laugarnes in Reykjavík, was considered one of...
Ásmundur’s Water Carrier (Vatnsberinn) EditorialÁsmundur’s Water Carrier On the corner of Lækjargata and Bankastræti in the heart of Reykjavík stands the Water...
The National Gallery of Iceland EditorialExhibitions The National Gallery of Iceland’s primary emphasis is collecting 20th and 21st-century Icelandic art; however, international art...
Political discussions EditorialSvandís Svavarsdóttir and Katrín Jakobsdóttir were tired but somewhat satisfied with the results of the Althingi elections. The...
Women are the winners in the elections EditorialThe results of the parliamentary elections are now available. The main winners of the election were the Progressive...
Parliamentary elections today EditorialElections to the Icelandic Parliament, the Althingi, are taking place today, with 63 seats being contested. There are...
