Women´s day off! Women assemble at Austurvollur today
Women are encouraged to leave their place of work at 2:38 pm today, 24 October, a day known in Iceland as Women´s Day Off [Kvennafrídagurinn] There wi...
Women talk, men talk – Rape culture in Iceland
There have been loud voices in Icelandic society of late, calling for a change in the rhetoric regarding sexual harassment, abuse and rape. Women in m...
Eiderdown, a generation of warmth unique to Iceland
In the artic skirts of Iceland, there exists a substance like no other. Known for centuries as natures greatest insulator it has been used by common I...
Monitoring of Hekla Volcano Improved
Monitoring of Mt. Hekla has been improved over the past months, Hekla is one of the most active and potentially dangerous volcanoes in Iceland. Accord...
H&M to open three stores in Iceland
Hennes & Mauritz to open stores in Iceland and Kazakhstan during 2017, the Swedish clothing retail giant is set to open three stores in the capita...
BBC, Netflix and RUV to work on a crime documentary
Netflix is to finance a documentary about Iceland’s most famous crimes “The Guðmundar- and Geirfinnur Case”. The production is in th...
Is Iceland going bananas?
Though bananas have been cultivated in Iceland before and some have said that Iceland is the largest exporter of bananas in Europe, this cultivation h...
The Rhythm of Geysers a video Installation
The Rhythm of Geysers is a video installation done by artist Sigrún Hardardóttir and is currently being shown at the National Gallery of Iceland. The ...