Airport improvements in Akureyri
Improvements to Akureyri Airport in northern Iceland will proceed at a faster pace now that the Minister of Transport, Kristján Möller, and the rest o...
Lifestyle
Information and news on lifestyle related issues
Partying teenagers barred from camping sites
On the first weekend in August, many campsites implemented age limits on campers in an attempt to cut down on incidents involving youths and alcohol. ...
Men live longer in Iceland
Recent figures released by the government of Japan indicate that Japanese women are among the longest lived population groups in the world, with Icela...
Icelandic wool art hits New York
Vik Prjonsdottir, a group of Icelandic designers, launched their woolen art products at a cocktail party at Scandinavian Grace in Brooklyn last week. ...
Verslunarmannahelgi weekend going as hoped
Beside a couple of small drug-related cases, Iceland’s busiest weekend has gone ahead without any major problems. Hosting over 10,000 people, th...
Large increase in tourists to Iceland in 2007
Tourists to Iceland increased by approximately 19% in the first six months of 2007 according to data from the tourist office at Keflavik International...
New Icelandair route to Toronto – via Reykjavik
Icelandair, which operates transatlantic flights through Keflavik International Airport, Iceland, will add Toronto to its list of seven North American...
New Icelandic music website launched
A new government-backed Icelandic music website was launched this week at www.icelandicmusic.is Icelandicmusic.is is a free and fully-comprehensive re...