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...
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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...
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...
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...
New Landspítali (National Hostpital)
New Landspítali (National Hostpital)
Health affairs have been one of the biggest issues in the election campaign that ends tonight. Here we see the largest p...
Raging sea by the South Coast
Raging sea by the South Coast
There is no harbour all the way from Þorlákshöfn in the west to Höfn in Hornafjörður in the east, 429 km / 266 mi lon...
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...
