The mother of all football matches is on – Iceland – Austria
The football game of football games is on, Iceland against Austria at the Euro 2016. A win or a draw will take Iceland to the next stage, possibly mee...
Nike and Össur Partner up
Nike, Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) and Icelandic company Össur have partnered to provide coaching for the Össur Running and Mobility Clinc Pre...
Gender-Neutral Attitude at Icelandic Elementary School
Akurskóli, an elementary school in the Reykjanes peninsula, has taken innovative steps to move away from imposing gender binaries on students by remov...
A Nation on a First Name Basis – The Icelandic Naming System Explained
It is worth mentioning that if you look up a name in the phone book in Iceland you look by first name. The whole culture is on a first name basis. Stu...
Sauna Nudity Becomes a Hot Topic in West Fjords
A group of inhabitants of the West Fjords have written an open letter to the authorities of the city of Ísafjörður, taking issue with the swimsuit pol...
Royal Visit from Denmark
The Prince and Princess of Denmark made a visit to Iceland over the weekend. One photographer captured them outside Harpa Concert Hall. The royal coup...
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 ...
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...