Eyjólfur Ármannsson, Iceland’s Minister of Infrastructure, and Jón Gunnar Jónsson, Director General of the Icelandic Transport Authority, underwent a traditional “seafarer’s baptism” earlier today ahead of Seamen’s Day, which will be celebrated on Sunday.

Earlier this week, a deed of gift transferring part of the Miðfell estate in Þingvallasveit to the Icelandic state was formally signed.

Member of Parliament Guðmundur Ingi Kristinsson criticized security screening procedures at Keflavík International Airport during a speech in Parliament.

Preparations have begun at the Icelandic Prison and Probation Administration and the National Commissioner of Police’s Repatriation and Escort Division for the removal of foreign offenders from Iceland. Under amendments to the Execution of Sentences Act approved by Parliament on Monday, foreign inmates may now be granted parole after serving one-third of their sentence.

A negotiation meeting in the labor dispute between Icelandair and its pilots has been scheduled for tonight at 7 p.m. State Mediator Ástráður Haraldsson confirmed this in an interview with Morgunblaðið.

Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir announced to Parliament moments ago that she has decided to step down as a Member of Parliament.

The Prime Minister has declined to comment on the ongoing labor dispute between Icelandair and its pilots while the matter remains unresolved.

Sindri Freyr Jensson has been reported missing in Pattaya, Thailand.

There were no changes to the status of Iceland’s Michelin-starred restaurants when the 2026 Michelin Guide for the Nordic countries was unveiled at a ceremony in Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen yesterday.

The 2026 Atlantic salmon fishing season has officially begun.

A strong earthquake struck southwest Iceland at 1:45 p.m. today.

Around 400 earthquakes have been recorded in the seismic swarm that began early yesterday morning, approximately 3 kilometers west of Húsmúli in the Hellisheiði area.

An Icelandair flight to Zurich was canceled this morning. According to the Isavia website, the aircraft had been scheduled to depart at 7:20 a.m.

The man who died at Hólmsheiði Prison yesterday was Sigurður Fannar Þórsson.

“We are preparing a beautiful festival where the public will have the opportunity to enjoy performances by outstanding artists,” says Rubin Pollock, a member of Kaleo. The band will headline Bergmál, a major concert event taking place at Þingvellir National Park on June 20. The countdown has now begun.

A man being held at Hólmsheiði Prison died overnight.

Iceland and Japan established official diplomatic relations on December 8, 1956. This year marks the 70th anniversary of that relationship. To mark the occasion, a reporter met with Keizo Takewaka, Japan’s ambassador to Iceland.

Inga Sæland, Minister of Education and Children and leader of the People’s Party, has gone on temporary medical leave.

A total of 35 people were injured or killed in accidents involving heavy motorcycles in Iceland last year, below the average of 38 casualties per year over the past decade. This is stated in a release from the Safety and Education Division of the Icelandic Transport Authority.

Members of Parliament recently voted on a proposed referendum regarding the resumption of Iceland’s European Union accession talks. The proposal was approved with 34 votes in favor and 8 against, while 14 MPs abstained.

A seal is currently lying on the shoreline at Þórshöfn in the municipality of Langanesbyggð.

Despite ongoing discussion about flight cancellations linked to alleged unofficial pilot actions, the vast majority of Icelandair’s scheduled flights are still operating and getting passengers to their destinations.

Representatives of the Independence Party, the Liberal Reform Party, and the Progressive Party are expected to sign a coalition agreement to form a new governing majority in Reykjavík today, according to sources cited by mbl.is.

Nearly 42,000 people in Iceland signed a petition opposing the new kilometer tax, which was formally handed over to Finance Minister Daði Már Kristófersson at his ministry today.

The City of Reykjavík, the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration, and Better Transport (Betri samgöngur) will hold a public presentation meeting on the proposed Sæbraut tunnel project on Monday, June 1, at 5:00 p.m. at Vogaskóli school.

There appears to be no immediate end to the labor dispute between the Icelandic Airline Pilots Association (FÍA) and Icelandair, following another meeting held yesterday at the offices of the State Mediator.

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, better known as “The Mountain,” won the deadlift competition at the Strongman Games.

A man in his forties has been placed in four-day pretrial detention by the Reykjanes District Court, according to a statement from the Capital Area Police.

Icelandair says the recent cancellations of several flights can be traced to what it describes as “coordinated actions” by pilots, who have suddenly stopped selling their days off back to the company, a practice that has long existed and forms part of their collective bargaining agreement.

The chairman of the Icelandic Airline Pilots Association (FÍA) says all Icelandair pilots are fulfilling their scheduled duties and standby shifts, and that repeated staffing problems affecting the airline in recent days stem primarily from Icelandair’s planning and operations. According to him, the airline bears full responsibility for staffing its flight schedule.

Dorrit Moussaieff, businesswoman and former First Lady of Iceland, has never followed conventional paths. She never went through a traditional school system, has never felt much need for routine, and says she does not want to define herself through titles or the status of others.

Around 150 earthquakes have been recorded 8–10 kilometers southwest of Reykjanestá since a seismic swarm began shortly after 9 p.m. last night, according to Bjarki Kaldalóns Friis, natural hazard specialist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, speaking to mbl.is.

Five Icelandair flights have been cancelled today, including flights to Frankfurt, Stockholm, Berlin, Portland, and New York.

Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Daði Már Kristófersson says the Central Bank’s decision to raise interest rates did not come as a surprise, although it was not what the government had hoped to see.

The organization founded by environmental activist and sea captain Paul Watson plans to return to Iceland this summer to protest the whaling operations of Kristján Loftsson and his company, Hvalur hf.