The Ófeigur family workshop
“What can I buy that is truly unique to Iceland?” is a question Icelanders often get from visitors. The answer is: Handmade piec...
The influence of the Icelandic nature
Anna María Sveinbjörnsdóttir is an Icelandic jeweller and designer who runs her own jewellery store, Anna María Design,...
Was planning on going somewhere completely different at lunch. Saw Tjörnin mirrored upside down, rushed home to get the right lens, and the whole time on the wa...
The first resident of Iceland and Reykjavík, Ingólfur Arnarson, came from Norway and settled here in 874. He came to Iceland seven years prior to investigate th...
A journey through colours and sound
In Harpa, music and conference hall at the end of the Reykjavík harbour, Hringátt/Circuleight is a current exhibition. An e...
The Arctic Circle
The Arctic Circle conference is currently taking place in Reykjavík. For three days, 700 people, scientists, politicians and ordinary peopl...
Hafnartorg & Hallveig + Ingólfur
Árni Óla (1888-1979), writer and journalist, is the person who most likely knew the history and origins of Reykjavík's p...
Reykjavík church
A church is known to have stood at Reykjavík since before 1200. The oldest cartulary of Reykjavík Church (known as Vík Church) dates from 13...
Austurvöllur
Scottish sheep grasing on Austurvöllur in 1932. The importing of the sheep was an agricultural experiment of the Icelandic goverment. (Photo: M...
Nordic friendship
There is no international cooperation as bountiful and good as the cooperation of the Nordic countries, which is the oldest cooperation of ...
Bernhöftstorfan
Bernhöftstorfa 1904–1905. (Photo: Magnús Ólafsson
The name Bernhöftstorfa (Bernhöft‘s Sward) is derived from the T.D. Bernhöft bakery, wh...
Arnarhóll - Arnarhólstraðir
In modern times Arnarhóll is a recreational area and a venue for public events – here on National Day, 17 June 1948. (Photo: Sig...
Reykjavik Art Museum: Hafnarhús
Enjoy a great collection of Icelandic contemporary art
Hafnarhús is the centre of Reykjavík’s contemporary art scene, wit...
That one summer day
It was a beautiful day in the capital area today. Icelandic Times enjoyed the day and went out to capture the mood at the start of the ev...
Gorbachev and Reagan in Höfði House in October 1986.Photo: Dagblaðið Vísir
Höfði House has a remarkable history connected to Icelandic relations with other ...
High and low
It can be said that few streets in Iceland are as diverse in business and human life as Lindargata in Skuggahverfi district of downtown Reykjavík....
Hnitbjörg 100 years old
We know the works of Einar Jónsson (1874-1954), they are a part of Reykjavík’s cityscape and
our history. The statues of Ingólfur Arn...
The republic is having it's 79th birthday
Today was the Republic's birthday, 79 years since we became an independent nation, on June 17, 1944, on the birthda...
Spectacular Safnahúsið
Explore four floors of art in Reykjavík’s House of Collections
Safnahúsið (The House of Collections) features four floors of Icelan...
A village in the middle of the city
During the first 150 years of the capital, the street names were derived from their locations, such as Hafnarstræti a...