Ísafjörður host to spatial planning and climate change conference
The 13th CoastGIS Symposium will be taking place between 27th – 29th September at The University Centre of The Westfjords in Ísafjörður. The the...
Swamp football tournament to stage in Iceland
More than two dozen teams have signed up to compete in the swamp soccer tournament in Iceland this weekend. With the World Championship in Swamp Socce...
Lonely Planet ranks Iceland Westfjords in top 10 regions for 2011
Lonely Planet, the largest travel guide book and digital media publisher in the world, has recently listed the Iceland Westfjords as one of its top 10...
Ögurkirkja Church in Iceland celebrates 150 years today
A church in the West Fjords of Iceland (Northwestern part of the country) celebrates 150 years of existance today. The church is called in Icelandic Ö...
Fatal car accident in Iceland West Fjords
A woman at the age of 20 was killed in a fatal car accident in Alftafjordur in the northwestern part of the country today, according to Morgunbladid. ...
Swamp Soccer on the Canon homepage
A great number of foreigners have been taking interest in an Icelandic sport of Swamp Soccer or Swampball, better known as Mýrarbolti. A Czech photogr...
More Polar Bears seen in Iceland
Several group of hikers travelling around the Hornstrandir area in Iceland reported seeing two “white spots” in the mountain hills, spots ...
International praise for Icelandic music festival
Highly positive media reviews have appeared for the fifth Aldrei For Eg Sudur (I Never Went South) music festival, which took place last weekend in Is...