Man Who Escaped Low-Security Prison to be Extradited to Iceland Today
Sindri Þór Stefánsson, the man who escaped low-security prison and was arrested in Amsterdam, is on his way to Iceland today. This is reported by ruv....
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Denmark offers best quality of life, Iceland ranks first with religious tolerance
According to a new research, released this week by the Social Progress Imperative, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Finland and Sweden “excel at meeting basi...
Possible whale sanctuary in the Vestman Islands
The municipality of the Vestman Islands and Merlin Entertainment are looking into the possibility to establish a Whale sanctuary for captive whales by...
A band of seven Wonder Women crossing Vatnajökull glacier
A group of seven Icelandic women are currently crossing Europe’s biggest Icecap, Vatnajökull glacier. This is the first time a group of women make suc...
Another earthquake around Bardarbunga volcano this morning
An earthquake of 3.9 magnitude was measured in Bardarbunda caldera this morning at 9.35 (local time) according to a RUV report and according to the Ic...
Sweden lists entire country on Airbnb – Freedom to roam act makes it possible
From the southernmost fishing village in Sweden, resting on the Baltic seaside, all up to the wide wilderness and mountain peaks in the north, the who...
Keflavik airport in frequent chaos with rising number of passengers passing trough
The situation in Leif Eiricsson Airport in Keflavik has become unstable according to Olafur Helgi Kjartansson chief of police in the south peninsula R...
On top of the world – Icelandic woman reaches Everest’s peak
Vilborg Arna Gissurardottir became the seventh Icelander to reach the top of Mount Everest at a quarter passed 3 am last night. Gissuardottir thereby ...