Women are the winners in the elections
Women are the winners in the elections
The results of the parliamentary elections are now available. The main winners of the election were the Progressive Pa...
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Parliamentary elections today
The Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir voted in Hagaskóli in the western part of Reykjavík. She said the choice had been easy in the polling station.
Electi...
The National Gallery of Iceland Exhibitions
The National Gallery of Iceland
Exhibitions
The National Gallery of Iceland is situated in four buildings in Reykjavík: the main building at Fríkirkjuvegu...
Queen of East Iceland
Queen of East Iceland
Snæfell is the highest mountain in Iceland outside the glaciers, rising 1833 m / 6017 ft into the air, 20 km / 12 mi north of Vatnajökull...
Looking over East Iceland
Looking over East Iceland
Road 917 from Vopnafjörður over Hellisheiði Eystri to Egilsstaðir is one of the steepest and highest mountain roads in the country. T...
The two culture houses at Hverfisgata
The Culture House on the left was designed by the Danish architect Johannes M Nielsen. The National Theater on the right was designed by Gu...
Two thousand-year-old lava
Two thousand-year-old lava
Markarfljót is one of the larger glacial rivers in Iceland. From the source of the river Hrafntinnusker, there is a 100 km / 60 mi r...
Strange creatures on Balaströnd Beach
Strange creatures on Balaströnd Beach
On the beach by Bali, where Garðabær and Hafnarfjörður meet on Álftanes, there are about thirty strange creatures. An eld...
In peace and quiet
In peace and quiet
183 years ago or in 1838, Guðrún Oddsdóttir was the first person to be laid to rest in a new cemetery in Reykjavík, Hólavallagarður. Guðrún,...
The Krafla fires, nine eruptions in nine years
The Krafla fires, nine eruptions in nine years
The Krafla eruptions, north of Lake Mývatn, were nine volcanic eruptions at Krafla from December 1975 until Sept...
Hrísey Island in Eyjafjörður
Hrísey Island in Eyjarfjörður
Hrísey Island in the middle of Eyjarfjörður fjord is the second largest island off the coast of Iceland, 8 km² in size and one ...
Colours and YES
Colours and YES
Just east of Mývatn by Námafjall Mountain is the high-temperature area Hverarönd. The site is only 500 km / 300 m away from Reykjavík. Hverarön...
Earthquake and there will be water, Skjálftavatn Lake
Earthquake and there will be water, Skjálftavatn Lake.
Skjálftavatn Lake in Öxarfjörður was formed during a landslide after the earthquake north of Kelduhverfi...
Lively Reykjavík Harbor
Lively Reykjavík Harbor
Iceland is the 19th largest fishing nation globally, number three in Europe after Russia and Norway. In terms of per capita, we are by ...
The Cultural centre of Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Iceland
The cultural centre of Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Iceland
Nordatlantens Brygge is a cultural and museum building for Greenlandic, Faroese and Icelandic c...
Keflavík International Airport, the lifeline of the country
Keflavík International Airport, the lifeline of the country.
Keflavík Airport, originally built by the US military during World War II and opened in March 19...
The first day of the eruption
The first day of the eruption
The eruption in Geldingardalur, which began five months ago, on 19 March 2021, is the second-longest eruption in Iceland in this...
The Catholic Church in Reykjavík
The Catholic Church in Reykjavík
The National Church of Iceland is Lutheran, but 70% of Icelanders are registered in it. The history of Christianity is as old ...
Iceland’s First Mantle Eruption in Historical Times
Geologist Haraldur Sigurðsson says the eruption is a major breakthrough for earth sciences
“The eruption in Geldingadalur marks a turning point in geol...
The most beautiful beach?
The most beautiful beach?
Reynisfjara Beach, just west of Vík í Mýrdal, is one of Iceland's most popular tourist destinations, and not without reason. The coal...