Poverty in Iceland, 860 families need help this Christmas in the capital area
Eight hundred and sixty families have applied for aid in December from the Family-help organization in Reykjavik and the town of Reykjanes this year. ...
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Artists’ Christmas bazars popping up all over Reykjavik
A new (old) trend has developed in recent years in the city of Reykjavik as artists come together and make big salon exhibitions before Christmas with...
Visitors make note of Icelandic manners
Manners of Icelanders don’t go unnoticed with rising numbers of foreign visitors. Icelanders apparently eat very fast, draw in air through the nose wi...
Third attempt to form government failed today – Pirates return the mandate
Leaders of the five parties that have been attempting to form a majority coalition government for the past week have decided to end their deliberation...
The first Yule lad arrives today
Tonight children in Iceland will place their shoe in the window and the first Christmas man, or Yule lad will come and sneak into all children’s rooms...
Alcohol prices in Iceland still climbing
In Iceland there is a state monopoly of all alcoholic beverages and in the New Year a further price raise has been announced. With that raise the pric...
Third deliberations lead by Pirates progressing slowly
The five parties deliberating to form a new five party majority coalition in government issued a statement yesterday where they inform that tal...
The rise of the Icelandic krona is affecting the tourist industry
The ever more expensive Icelandic currency, the krona (IKR) is resulting in higher prices for tourists and has already started to harm the tourist ind...