The septic tank in Vík í Mýrdal can no longer handle the sheer number of tourists, sometimes resulting in a bad smell in the town, reports Vísir. In addition, the local residents occasionally have to ...

Einar Örn Ólafsson, CEO of Play, does not rule out the airline delisting from the stock exchange and ceasing operations in Iceland altogether should market conditions become too difficult, reports RÚV ...

“My sister and I went to school on the opposite side of the mountain,” says Héðinn Birnir Ásbjörnsson, pointing across the fjord. “When the roads closed in October or November, we stayed there for a ...

Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, is in New York City attending a meeting focused on the potential of a two-state solution for Palestine and Israel, hosted by the ...

The Icelandic króna is at one of its strongest levels in history, making Iceland considerably more expensive than Norway and raising concerns about the competitiveness of the country’s export sectors, ...

Mývatn isn’t the biggest lake in Iceland, nor the deepest. But it sits in a stunning, wild-feeling mass of terrain. Crumbling pseudocraters sprout from the land in several directions, glowering over ...

People with disabilities are being fined again and again for not paying at parking spaces — even though they are legally exempt, reports Vísir. The situation is unacceptable, says Bergur Þorri ...

The Borealis Data Center is a nondescript building next to a horse farm on the outskirts of Blönduós, a town of 800 inhabitants in the north of Iceland. Entering the building, after you make it past ...

The government considers it essential to maintain scheduled flights to Ísafjörður, according to Minister of Infrastructure Eyjólfur Ármannsson, reports RÚV.

Everyone knows Spotify — the streaming behemoth that revolutionised the world’s listening habits. It’s a convenient, slick app that offers easy access to all kinds of music, with a sophisticated ...

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 ...

Welcome to The Haul, where we give you a peek into our shopping bag (or the shopping bag of someone far more interesting than us) and an idea of what’s worth browsing and buying in Reykjavík these ...