The city is twinkling with lights, and people are buzzing about town. It’s December! We’ve rounded up some happenings for you to shelter in when you get too cold as you walk about The Christmas City ...

Sitting calmly in a nondescript room on the upper floor of downtown Reykjavík’s legendary Iðnó venue, Björk describes herself as a gentle gardener. It’s autumn 2011, and I am talking to her about ...

Until today, Reykjavík has never before seen this much snow in October. We asked our readers to send us photos of their day in the snow. Here are some of them. Mavick Adlawan says, “Went out for a ...

A brand new lagoon, Laugarás Lagoon, opened yesterday in Laugarás, about an hour and 20 minute drive from Reykjavík. According to Vísir, 50 new jobs have been created at Laugarás Lagoon. The lagoon ...

On October 24, 1975, 50 years ago this month, 90 percent of all women in Iceland went on strike. Their purpose: to show the importance of women in the workplace. Their demands: Equal pay and equal ...

If you didn’t know, the age of digital streaming is soon to be over. Before you know it, the coolest people you can think of will all be collecting physical copies of cultural media. Even CDs are ...

An eruption could begin at Svartsengi before the end of the month, the Icelandic Met Office warns. Magma accumulation beneath the area is now estimated at eight to nine million cubic metres, and ...

“I worry about the public’s declining trust in politics in general. That was my sense when I first went into politics. One of the first things I did was to travel the country on my own, meet people at ...

“It’s a type of service that feels almost mockingly cheerful, which seems like something Gen Zers being forced to serve a graying room of upper-middle class people would develop.” “Sól” is Icelandic ...

Rob Brown and Sean Booth have just a few hours before they perform in Warsaw, Poland, and their tour manager, Mark, gives me a heads-up that “30 minutes” is what he has in mind for this interview. “Or ...

A foreign tourist died this afternoon in North West Iceland, reports RÚV. The incident occurred in Vestari-Jökulsá in Skagafjörður when a foreign tourist fell into the river. The North West Iceland ...

Camping in Iceland is a risk-reward gamble with a high ceiling and a low floor. You might find yourself sitting in the sun in a wild green valley, with gorgeous glacier views, and nicer bathrooms than ...