The president summons Katrin Jakobsdottir of the Left Green party
Deliberations to form a three-party majority government with the Independence party, Resurrection and Bright Future have failed and will not continue....
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King Winter has affirmed his arrival – with the moody northern winds
Ask Icelandic people if they’re freezing, they have to think about it a bit… “Its not so much the temperature” they’ll say, “It’s the diversity and mo...
The IKEA Christmas goat set ablaze once more
The Gävle Goat, otherwise known as the Christmas goat, or in Iceland mostly known as the IKEA goat, is erected annually by IKEA, in front of their out...
Birgitta Jonsdottir Pirate leader to Lord Julian Fellows “Shame on you” (VIDEO)
Birgitta Jonsdottir, parliamentarian for the Pirate party was a guest in Skavlan, Scandinavia’s most popular talk show last night along with UK’s Juli...
Deliberations for a three-way coalition in Iceland
Chairmen of the Independence party, Bright Future and Resurrection formally started discussions about forming a government coalition last week. These ...
Iceland’s first lady gives Icelandic lessons to a Canadian audience
Eliza Reid, Iceland’s first lady visited her native Canada recently where she made an appearance on Toronto’s City TV morning show. She casually spoke...
Drug use on the rise in Iceland
According to recent statistics Icelanders are the biggest users of addictive painkillers, stimulants, sleeping pills, tranquilisers, sedatives and ant...
A Trump presidency – Reactions in Iceland
Iceland watched along with the world as the USA determined its political future for the next four years. The US Embassy in Iceland invited to an elect...