Vesturbæjarlaug swimming pool will be closed this summer due to necessary renovations of the pool’s area, requiring it to be closed for a month, reports RÚV. The pool will be closed from May 26 to ...

There are many a “Population: 200” town in Iceland. But I’d venture to say that Flateyri is particular in how often that point pops up in conversation. Whether via the authors that live there (learn ...

According to a recent survey by Maskína, about 30% of Icelanders are worried about the negative impacts of U.S.-imposed tariffs, mbl.is reports. About seven percent are very worried, while 22.5% are ...

Iceland’s richest man, Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson, allegedly hired police officers to carry out covert surveillance on a group of citizens who had filed a lawsuit against him, reports RÚV in an ...

The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist ...

A reindeer went for a 20-minute swim near Djúpavogur last week, reports Vísir. Sigurður Már, a cameraman in the area, spotted the reindeer and told Vísir that it’s not something you see every day — a ...

On April 28, NATO’s annual anti-submarine warfare exercise, Dynamic Mongoose, began in Faxaflói Bay. Iceland is the primary host nation for the drill, which aims to enhance NATO’s military ...

Today’s Topic: The Volcano! Welcome to our revival of Pylsuspjall, a Grapevine feature made 11 years ago in which we accost strangers at the Bæjarins Beztu hot dog stand and ask them questions.

This morning, Pussy Riot member Diana Burkot spilled her blood across Skólavörðustígur in an act of performance art. The artist walked up the colourful street as a crowd formed, stopping ...

The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist ...

It’s eye opening to dine with a vegan companion. The disparity of dishes presented to omnivores versus vegetarian versus vegan diners at any restaurant in Reykjavík — hell, anywhere else, too — is ...

Energy company Reykjavík Energy (Orkuveitan) has proposed constructing two wind farms at Mosfellsheiði pass, between Reykjavík and Hveragerði. The turbines could reach up to 210 metres in height, ...