A Special Relationship
Iceland and the Faroe Islands share strong cultural and business interests
The Faroe Islands and Iceland have enjoyed a close relationship for decades. “It goe...
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Connecting the Faroe Islands
Atlantic Airways sees growth opportunities in Iceland
Atlantic Airways, the national carrier of the Faroe Islands celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2018, havi...
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 always called, the O...
New government
New government
The new government, which was announced at one o'clock today at Kjarvalsstaðir. It intends to prioritise two issues, the climate issue and pub...
In Althingi
In Althingi
Parliamentary elections took place on September 25, and now, two months later, Althingi is convening for the first time. The former government co...
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 (1807-1845) birthday. T...
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 patrol vessel for th...
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 temperature in Reykjaví...
Impassable roads in winter conditions
Impassable roads in winter conditions
From 1 November, it is permitted to drive on studded winter tires. It is necessary since the weather has been relativel...
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 fuel engine. Of these, ...
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 President and Prime M...
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 lands on the first S...
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 Union, Mikhail Gorbachev...
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 in Newfoundland prec...
Autumn has arrived in Akureyri
Autumn has arrived in Akureyri
It was autumnal but beautiful in Minjagarðurinn in Akureyri this morning. The church was built in 1846, by the church builder...
Windfall worth fifty milliards
Reykjavík Harbour was busy early this morning, but fishermen were getting ships ready for the next fishing trips.
Windfall worth fifty m...
Arctic Circle in Harpa
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson gave a speech at the Arctic Circle in Harpa today
Arctic Circle in Harpa
Life in Iceland is finally moving in ...
Great optimism in Vestnorden
Great optimism in Vestnorden
Vestnorden, run by the North Atlantic Tourism Association (NATA), is a forum for cooperation between the friendly nations of Ice...
Strokkur erupts at Geysir Geothermal Area
It is always as amazing to see Strokkur erupt in such good weather as yesterday.
Strokkur erupts at Geysir Geothermal Area
Geysir in Haukadalur...
Political discussions
Autumn was in the air at Austurvöllur when Svandís Svavarsdóttir (left), Minister of Health and Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister, were on their wa...
