Coast Guard acquires new airplane
On Wednesday, 1 July, the Icelandic Coast Guard, or locally known as Landhelgisgæslan, celebrated their anniversary. At 1500 (3pm) local time, the new...
Fridrik Sophusson stepped down as director of Landsvirkjun
Fridrik Sophusson has stepped down as the director of the National Power Company of Iceland, better known locally as Landsvirkjun. He announced that h...
Credit card usage drops in Iceland
Credit and debit card use in Iceland has reduced considerably so far this year. Household credit card turnover rates dropped about 13.8 percent from J...
Icelandic home advertised in the New York Times
“We have already put in an advertisement here in the local paper in Selfoss and also decided to advertise in the New York Times. There is a slight dif...
Icelandic First Lady sued in London by neighbour
The First Lady of Iceland, Dorrit Moussaieff, has been sued by her neighbour in London, Tiggy Butler. Butler, who is also an interior designer, has be...
Sweden faces tough road with EU presidency
As Sweden assumes the presidency of the European Union today, it inherits financial crisis, a tenuous balance of power in the region, and major concer...
Iceland hotel with large summer discounts
Hotel Hafnarfjordur, Iceland’s new and welcoming apartment hotel in the Reykjavik area, today released details of a sale with large discounts on summe...
Iceland stability pact further details
The following information comes unedited from a government press release: Agreement has now been concluded on a Stability Pact which forms a cornersto...