On Friday, July 18, a group of convicted criminals rallied together to found the Shields of Iceland organisation — a collection of vigilantes who claim they are fed up with the lack of government ...

The climate upheaval of the 2020s should not surprise us. Scientists have long warned of accelerating climate change. What is shocking is the pace at which conditions have deteriorated. We have ...

Firefighters from the Árnessýsla Fire Department have been working since Sunday afternoon to contain a fire in a large pile of woodchips at the Icelandic Recycling Corporation’s facility in Hrísmýri, ...

All languages will have a few nonsensical phrases that are used completely seriously, and Icelandic is certainly no exception. We’ve covered these in the past, through a column called “Just Sayings.” ...

Artificially vivid The Green Land isn’t about outer space, but the way it portrays our Earth — and Greenland, specifically — evokes a similar feeling. It’s a half-hour film by Inuk Silis Høegh, ...

From power plant runoff to tourist hotspot With more than a million visitors a year, The Blue Lagoon remains one of the most popular tourist destinations in all of Iceland, which might sound strange ...

The highest levels of air pollution in the capital area since the volcanic eruption began on July 16 are currently being recorded, reports RÚV. In addition to the gas emissions, a persistent volcanic ...

There has been a significant decrease in volcanic activity along the Sundhnúkur crater row, though it is still too early to say whether the eruption is nearing its end, reports RÚV. Overnight, the ...

On July 14, a three-year-old girl at the Urriðaból preschool in Garðabær wandered off the schoolyard. According to RÚV, the runaway child opened the school gate and ended up in Bónus, Kauptún — ...

In this final episode of Northern Rising, we follow avant-electropop artist Sunna Margrét as she roams around Reykjavík — visiting the National Gallery of Iceland, the record stores 12 Tónar and ...

This year, as in past years, the artists on the schedule are wide-ranging and experimental; they strike genres from indie-pop to electronic, using harps, pianos, machines, vocals, field recordings and ...

Gaining ground in 2017 with the outrageous and eccentric track “Engar myndir”, Smjörvi — whose real name is Tjörvi Gissurarson — shies away from the hip-hop limelight, opting for introspection. “I’m a ...