Thórsson takes on top 100 peaks in Iceland
Thorvaldur Thórsson, a prominent Icelandic mountaineer, has announced his intention to climb the top 100 peaks in Iceland this year. On June 19, Thórs...
Angling on the increase in the Westfjords
The Westfjords are heating up this summer with experts estimating that over 2,000 tourists will visit the region for sea-angling alone. Two new tour c...
Two injured in fight in downtown Reykjavik
Two men were attacked last week by a group of four men in downtown Reykjavik and sustained serious injuries. One of the men is receiving ongoing treat...
Kaupthing wins ‘best bank’ award
Every year Euromoney recognises the leaders? in global banking through its presentation of its Awards for Excellence. This year, Kaupthing Bank was ho...
Two burns victims taken by helicopter to hospital
Two men were taken by a Coast Guard helicopter to Neskaupstadur hospital in the Eastfjords last week. Although both men were in their early twenties a...
Iceland could learn from Australia
When the 2007 Rural Clusters Conference convened in Akureyri from June 11 to 13, little did the local participants know that they would be taking note...
Saving Iceland’s summer events
Environmental group Saving Iceland held a fund-raising concert at the Nasa nightclub in Reykjavik on 2nd July. The funds went towards increased enviro...
Arctic Open draws midnight golfers
Between June 20 and June 24 Iceland’s second city Akureyri played host to the 21st Arctic Open on the world’s most northerly 18-hole golf course...