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...
Reykjavík
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...
Public transport
Public transport
For those who want to practice a green lifestyle or do not have a driving test, public transport is quite good in the southwest corner of Ic...
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 cat lights up the winter darkness
The cat lights up the winter darkness
The City of Reykjavík has been decorating the capital for the upcoming festival for a few weeks. One of the decorations...
Sæbraut awakens
Sæbraut awakens
The Sæbraut is one of two trunk routes to and from the city centre. Just before seven, the traffic into the town increases and reaches a maxi...
Háabakki in Hafnarfjörður
Háabakki in Hafnarfjörður
The Marine and Freshwater Research Institute is one of the most important institutes in Iceland. Not only is this by far the countr...
Our art museum
Our art museum
The National Gallery of Iceland was founded in Copenhagen in 1884 by Björn Bjarnason, later a member of the Althing. In 1916, the museum was t...
Hafnarþorpið Marketplace
Reykjavík’s New and Updated Kolaport Flea Market
In a large building in downtown Reykjavík, initially built for the Customs Office, you will find Iceland's big...
Gaming in Iceland
The video gaming industry is thriving in Iceland, with numerous companies developing products
The gaming industry has grown by leaps and bounds in Iceland. The...
The beach
The beach
The circumference of Iceland is 1,522 km / 946 mi if you sail around Iceland and leave out all nooks and crannies. On the other hand, if you walk a...
Free from enchantment
Free from enchantment
Einar Jónsson (1874-1954) is one of the artists who, at the beginning of the 20th century, laid the foundation of modern art in this co...
The blue sea
The blue sea
The Reykjavík Maritime Museum opened in June 2005, in the former building of the fish factory BÚR (Bæjarútgerðar Reykjavíkur) in Örfirisey, by R...
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...
From Reykjavík to Raufarhöfn
From Reykjavík to Raufarhöfn
Liner Háey 1 ÞH295, the newest ship in the Icelandic fishing fleet, is sailing into Reykjavík Harbor. The 30 gross ton plastic b...
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...
The oldest supermarket in Reykjavík
The oldest supermarket in Reykjavík
It is 90 years since the southerner Jón Jónsson from Rangárvallasýsla founded the store Rangá on Hverfisgatan in Reykjaví...
ISK / Icelandic króna
ISK / Icelandic króna
The Icelandic krona was first issued by Landsbanki Íslands in 1876 at a fixed exchange rate against the Danish krone. That worked until...
From Arnarhóll
From Arnarhóll
Day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year, the first resident of Reykjavík and Iceland, Ingólfur Arnarsson, looks wes...
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, ...