Árstíðir at Airwaves
The a cappella version of an Icelandic hymn called “Heyr Himna Smiður” (Hear, Smith of Heavens) has received a whopping 4,618,692 hits on YouTube as o...
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Sunken Ship in Reykjavík Harbor
On Monday, November 2, firefighters received a call just before 11:00 in the morning reporting that a vessel in the Reykjavik harbor was sinking. The ...
WOWAir to Fly to USA’s West Coast
Travellers will be happy to learn that WOW Air is expanding its repertoire of destinations. Iceland’s economy airline plans to add Los Angeles and San...
Double win for Iceland at Northern Wave Film Festival
The eighth Northern Wave Film Festival saw the Icelandic film You and I (Þú og ég) by Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir win the award for best Icelandic short...
Klang Games Partners with Tilting Point to Launch and Operate ReRunners
Icelandic independent game development studio Klang Games today announced an agreement with publishing partner Tilting Point to support ReRunners, the...
NIB and Byggdastofnun open a loan facility for Icelandic SMEs
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and Byggdastofnun, the Icelandic Regional Development Institute, are launching a new ten-year loan facility totalling...
French president visits shrinking Icelandic glacier
French president Francois Hollande visited Iceland this past Friday to see the damage that global warming is having on the country’s glaciers. V...
Icelandic coach driver takes refugees on free tour
Although he has just one coach, Hans Guðmundsson of iBus recently displayed Icelandic hospitality and took a group of 30 refugees on a free trip to se...