Icelanders enter into the month of Þorri
According to the Old Norse Calendar we are entering the month of Þorri, the high winter month when Icelanders feast on traditional delicacies such as ...
Lifestyle
Information and news on lifestyle related issues
Boreholes in Eldvörp are a Bore, Argues Nature Conservationist
An online petition has been launched by nature guide and biologist Jóhann Garðar Þorbjörnsson to protest the drilling of boreholes in an untouched reg...
Skyr Takes the Cake in Denmark
A recent report from the Danish National Broadcasting Service shows that Icelandic skyr is one of the most popular health food items that Danes turn t...
Icelandic TV series Trapped goes Nordic …and further
Norway recently became the first country outside Iceland to screen the crime series Trapped (Óveður) after the National broadcasting service RÚV prime...
Beloved former mayor of Reykjavík will not run for president of Iceland
Artist and comedian Jón Gnarr, former major of Reykjavik, and until recently potential presidential candidate, took over the Channel 2 news show Icela...
Icelanders’ Facebook Activity Shows Bowie Love
Since the death of the great pop icon David Bowie four days ago, data from Facebook has circulated back reflecting which countries reacted the most to...
New Lagoon, Blue Lagoon: Improvements Underway
Iceland’s best know geothermal hot springs and resort, the Blue Lagoon, has been undergoing renovations since the start of the new year. This is the f...
Iceland’s Own Viennese Chorister to Sing at Home
The only Icelandic member of the Vienna Boys’ Choir will be performing on his home turf at Harpa Concert Hall with his fellow choristers at the end of...