Rain leaves painters in deep water
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“There have been bad summers, but none as bad as this one.”Rain leaves painters in deep water
“There have been bad summers, but none as bad as this one.”
“There have been bad summers, but none as bad as this one.”
One of the leading actors of the award-winning Icelandic coming-of-age 2016 movie Heartstone (Hjartasteinn), has stepped into a new role.
If you’ve noticed a bell on the lawn in front of the Catholic Church of Reykjavík recently, you will be surprised to hear the story behind it.
The Barber Shop of Björn and Kjartan in Selfoss, South Iceland, celebrated its 70th anniversary this week by offering coffee and cake to customers.
The oldest Icelander ever to go skydiving in Iceland enjoyed the experience yesterday when he jumped out of a plane above Hella, South Iceland.
Numerous people took part in rescuing a stranded bottlenose whale from Engey island, near Reykjavík, yesterday afternoon.
A Facebook group with 5,800 members, aimed at uniting Icelanders abroad, was established two years ago.
A former Reykjavík City council member for the Independence Party, Júlíus Vífill Ingvarsson, has been charged with money laundering.
The oldest Icelander ever to go skydiving in Iceland enjoyed the experience yesterday when he jumped out of a plane above Hella, South Iceland.
The bridge over Ölfusá river, by Selfoss, South Iceland, is scheduled to reopen at noon today, three days ahead of schedule.
Jökull Júlíusson, also known as JJ, vocalist/songwriter of the Icelandic rock/blues band Kaleo is collaborating with the World Wildlife Fund in a video series.
The Islandsbanki Reykjavík Marathon takes place tomorrow, August 18 for the 35th time, starting at 8:40 am in Lækjargata.
Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, minister for the environment and natural resources, is not convinced of the sustainability of whaling in Icelandic waters.
Road work on Þingvallavegur in Þingvellir National Park is progressing well.
The Reykjavík District Court has rejected the demand by members of the Icelandic avant-rock band Sigur Rós to nullify a decision to freeze their assets as a security toward taxes due in the amount of ISK 800 million.
Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, minister for the environment and natural resources, is not convinced of the sustainability of whaling in Icelandic waters.
Options are being weighed regarding a new tunnel under Hvalfjörður fjord.
So far this year, the number of people applying for international protection in Iceland is down from last year.
“As a cautionary note, the use of glyphosate is undesirable, in my view.”
The SA Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise has publicly opposed a draft bill that is being prepared by the Ministry of Industries and Innovation.
A most serious case of off-road driving was discovered at noon, yesterday, in the Fjallabak Nature Reserve, the central Icelandic highlands.
“Some call them ‘tourists’ warts.’ That tells you something,” tour guide Árni Tryggvason states.
WOW Air’s sole owner and CEO, Skúli Mogensen, is seeking investors to finance the airline.
Culture Night 2018 will be held for the 23rd time on August 18, the birthday of Reykjavík City.
The 17th International Saga Conference opened in Reykjavík on Sunday and runs through Friday.
A new cultural center to honor the memory and work of Icelandic Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness (1902-1988) appears to be in the pipeline.
A famous puffin has died at the age of seven, according to the Sæheimar aquarium in Vestmannaeyjar islands.
A large crevice was detected over the weekend in Fagraskógarfjall mountain in Hítardalur valley, West Iceland, according to the Icelandic Met Office.
Due to maintenance, the bridge over Ölfusá river, by Selfoss, South Iceland, has been closed.
Rescue workers successfully herded a pod of pilot whales out of Kolgrafarfjörður fjord, West Iceland, last night.
The president of Iceland, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, announced on his Facebook page today that he intends to run a half marathon (21 km, 13.1 mi) in the Reykjavík Marathon this Saturday.
A female police officer was transported by ambulance to Landspítali National University Hospital just before noon, after being attacked by a man on the corner of Grensásvegur and Miklabraut roads in Reykjavík.
The oldest living couple in Iceland has a combined age of 197.
A statue by Icelandic sculptor Steinunn Þórarinsdóttir, which had been stolen this spring from a levee bench in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in the US, was found on Friday.
Dozens of pilot whales, saved by rescue workers last night after being trapped in Kolgrafarfjörður fjord, West Iceland, are most likely back in the fjord this morning.
