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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, and the exhibition wi...
Þorsteinn Ásgeirsson – Steini Píp
Þorstein Ásgeirsson started travelling the Highlands with the legendary Guðmundur Jónasson at the age of eleven
Award-winning photographer, Þorsteinn Á...
Öldudadlsleið
Öldudadlsleið is real eye candy and a unique experience, and you can only find a similar experience in the Highlands. Botnjökull Glacier is on the right in the ...
Yes, there are harbours in Kópavogur
Yes, there are harbours in Kópavogur
The smallest harbour in the capital area is in the second largest municipality in Iceland, Kópavogur. Thi...
In the south
In the south
Reykjanesbær, the fourth largest town in Iceland, with 19,676 inhabitants, surpasses Akureyri with almost 500 inhabitants. The inc...
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 largest electricity user...
Wool & Álfafoss
The wool factory Álafoss, named after the Álfafoss Waterfall has a remarkable story. Björn Þorláksson (1854-1904), a farmer in Varmá, founded the ...
Green energy
Green energy
Iceland is very rich in renewable energy resources. The enormous creation of knowledge in green energy has made us unique in the w...
Kópavogur scores high
Kópavogur scores high
The tallest building in Iceland is the Tower at Smáratorg, 78 m / 255 ft high, with 20 floors. It is no less than 3 m / 1...
Winter paradise
Winter paradise
Where should you go during the high winters in Iceland to experience heavy snow, darkness, the northern lights, cold and cultur...
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 then Play will have 5...
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Icelandic Times, sends everyone heartfelt New Year's greetings. HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Looking from Reykjavíkurtjörn over to Fríkirkjuvegi...
A BOY FROM BÍLDUDALUR BECOMES GREENLAND’S TOURIST CHIEF
Hjörtur Smárason is new the tourist chief of Greenland, where everything is huge. One by one, chains of the past are being broken and Greenlanders are on the pa...
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 merger of The Bank and F...
0.005% OF THE WORLD
0.005% OF THE WORLD
At the end of September, there were 374,830 Icelanders, increasing 3,250 in the third quarter. There were 1,310 births, 580 deaths, and 2...
A Very Strong Bond
Greenland and Iceland share many common interests
Greenland and Iceland have enjoyed a strong bond for decades, sharing common interests in culture a...
Welcome to Vopnafjörður
Welcome to Vopnafjörður
Vopnafjörður is between Bakkafjörður and Héraðsflói in East Iceland, and in the village and the surrounding area in the fjord live ab...
Faroe Islands – A Hidden Gem in the North Atlantic Ocean
The Faroe Islands are a cluster of 18 mountainous islands in the North-Atlantic Ocean. An autonomous territory of Denmark, the small country lies halfway betwee...
