Iceland sees record number of births in a decade
According to Statistics Iceland, the third quarter of 2021 saw a record number of births in over a decade. Between July and September 2021, a total of...
Iceland’s history and culture represented in new research project Driftwood
The upcoming research project, Driftwood, is set to show the importance Driftwood has played throughout the ages in Iceland’s history and cultur...
Population of Iceland: New figures show roughly 375,000 living in the country
As reported by RÚV, the Icelandic National Registry shows that Iceland’s population has increased by around 6,000 since December 2020, marking a...
The Arctic Circle Assembly 2021 – Almost Business As Usual!
“Preparing for this year’s Arctic Circle Assembly has been a gratifying and at times a stressful and tense process,” says Ásdís Ólaf...
Iceland trials IBM’s Excelsior Pass for travellers coming from New York
The Icelandic Border Control has launched a pilot program to accept the Excelsior Pass at the countries border from passengers flying from New York.&n...
Turning point in Iceland-Greenland relations emerge with new report
Several propositions to strengthen relations between Iceland and Greenland have emerged as part of a new report officially handed in by the former Ice...
Happy Holidays from the IceNews Team
Straight from IceNews HQ in Iceland, we want to wish you Happy Holidays, wherever you are in the world. The holiday period is the time we spend reflec...
The Engine & Pipar\TBWA Take Home Nordic Search Award
The Engine Iceland, the digital marketing arm of Pipar\TBWA, won Best Online Marketing Campaign in Iceland for Olís Kvizz Campaign as well as being sh...