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...
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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...
Iceland Airwaves announces ‘Live From Reykjavík’ music event
The popular music festival in Iceland, Iceland Airwaves, has announced it will be holding a livestream festival in place of this year’s festival...
Four orchestral concerts by Björk set to take place in Reykjavík
Four orchestral concerts by Björk are set to take place at the Harpa Concert Hall, in Reykjavik, Iceland, performing on 11th, 24th, 31st October, and ...
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...
Election in Iceland: Recount overturns female majority in parliament
After what looked like a historic first for an election in Iceland, a female-majority parliament was overturned after a recounting of votes took place...
Fire destroys historic church in Grímsey
On Tuesday 21st September, a fire broke out which destroyed the historic church on Grímsey, an island 40 km off the north coast of Iceland. Fortunatel...
Esports tournament in Iceland: November to see world’s largest League of Legends event
The world’s largest League of Legends esports tournament is set to be held in Reykjavík, Iceland from October 5th to November 6th 2021, confirms...