Gudjohnsen returns as Iceland continue their push towards Euros with comfortable victory
Eidur Gudjohnsen made a scoring return to international football as Iceland secured a comfortable 3-0 victory against Kazakhstan in Astana to keep the...
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Iceland: 11% fall in catch value in 2014
Iceland’s catch value decreased by 11 per cent to 136 billion kronor last year, according to the most recent data from Statistics Iceland. The total v...
Pirate Party now Iceland’s most popular
After establishing itself just two years ago, the Pirate Party is now thought to be the most popular in Iceland. The party’s rise in popularity has be...
Unemployment on the up in Iceland
Iceland’s unemployment rate increased to 4.6 per cent in February, marking a slight year-on-year rise of 0.2 per cent, according to data published by ...
Icelandic vodka Reyka launches competition
Popular Icelandic vodka Reyka has launched a competition in which bartenders are challenged to “think outside the box” in order to win a trip to the N...
‘Elf church’ rock in Iceland moved from road
An ongoing dispute in Iceland regarding a supposed “elf church” blocking a new road has been brought to an end after the 70-tonne mass was removed. Th...
Björk: Misogyny is a thing of the past in Iceland
Icelandic musician Björk has admitted that her country is one of the leading lights when it comes to gender equality, with misogyny generally seen as ...
Iceland withdraws EU membership bid
Iceland has confirmed that it will no longer be applying to join the European Union and has officially withdrawn its membership bid. Thursday’s confir...