Tribal Funk on tour: Indigenous Inuit band comes to Iceland
16th, 17th, 18th October at Gamla Bio, Reykjavik, Iceland. Shows start at 8.30pm. Delve into the culture, traditions, and the arts of indigenous life ...
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Information and news on culture, music and the arts in Iceland, Scandinavia and Northern Europe
Rainbow in Reykjavik for Gay Pride
Gay Pride organisers in Reykjavik have unveiled a huge rainbow on one of the capital Reykjavik’s main streets. The road of the street has been painted...
Swedish actor to star in Game of Thrones
Legendary Swedish actor Max von Sydow is to appear in the sixth season of the top TV drama Game of Thrones, it has been revealed. Filming for the hotl...
Iceland crowdsourced constitution tour film looks for Scottish funding
A documentary that looks at how Iceland’s constitution was redrafted in 2009 is seeking out funding so it can continue its tour. Blueberry Soup has co...
Climate change documentary seeks Icelandic footage
A documentary project that highlights the love people have for their environment and their concerns about how seriously climate change could affect Eu...
Oslo bishop will refuse to marry same-sex couples
Oslo’s newest bishop has revealed that he would refuse to wed gay or lesbian couples should the situation arise. Per Arne Dahl, one of the Norwegian c...
Icelandic Facebook selfie 600 hundred years old
An Icelandic selfie uploaded to Facebook has turned out to be six centuries old and, unsurprisingly, thought to be the oldest selfie from the North At...
Artist Haukur Halldorsson meets Norway’s king
Icelandic artist Haukur Halldorsson met with King Harald of Norway and his wife Queen Sonja during a recent trip to the Scandinavian country’s remote ...