Icelandic environmental policy finalised for UN conference
The Icelandic Minister of the Environment, Thorunn Sveinbjarnardottir, yesterday unveiled the government´s new environmental policy which will be pres...
Iceland sees local cannabis production growing
According to observations from Iceland’s police and border officials, the country is growing more cannabis this year than ever before, a trend which m...
Christmas Day – Joladagur
Icelanders spend the 25th December with their family and visiting friends.
Iceland Express increase London to Reykjavik flights
Budget airline Iceland Express has announced plans to increase the number of flights to Iceland from London each week. From the February 26th next yea...
Iceland celebrates Sovereignty Day
Today is Fullveldisdagurinn – or ‘Sovereignty Day’. Iceland became a separate state on 1st December 1918 with its own flag, though w...
Fishing industry loses faith in research institute
The once well-respected Marine Research Institute (MRI) in Iceland has lost the support of many local fisherman this year who expressed their lack of ...
Christmas Eve – Adfangadagur
Christmas officially begins at 6 pm today. Families gather around the dinner table to have roast smoked pork, ptarmigan or goose. Side dishes include ...
Flu jab doctor warns of epidemic
The doctor who invented the flu vaccine agrees that a major flu outbreak is likely but says the flu jab is powerless to stop it. Dr Graeme Laver, who ...