2+ hour, 1+ min ago   (189+ words) Low sun appears to have contributed to a three-car collision on Hellisheiði on Saturday morning that involved 12 people and temporarily closed the road to eastbound traffic. One person was taken to the South Iceland Health Institution with minor injuries, according…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (337+ words) Iceland plans to reduce the number of police offices while strengthening the capacity of the remaining commands under a major restructuring due to be presented in November. The changes form part of Justice Minister Þorbjörg S. Gunnlaugsdóttir’s 17-item legislative agenda…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (203+ words) Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee has been briefed on a November 2024 phone call in which Donald Trump reportedly twice raised the idea of Iceland becoming the 51st U.S. state with then-Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson. Committee chair Pawel Bartoszek said it is serious…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (147+ words) Established by Vökufélagið, an association promoting folk arts activities in Iceland, Vaka Festival is a great opportunity to discover the traditional music of the island and its neighbouring countries. This playlist offers a musical introduction to the festival that brings…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (433+ words) For all the warnings about a mass rush across western Iceland, most Icelanders appear to have stayed remarkably close to home for the August 12 eclipse. A Gallup survey reported by Vísir found that 91% of residents in the capital area and…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (398+ words) Icelandair carried 577,000 passengers in August, a 5% decline from the same month last year. Connecting passengers fell 27%, while passengers travelling from Iceland increased 12%; Icelandair said eclipse demand contributed to strong traffic to Iceland. The decline in Icelandair’s overall passenger numbers masks…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (154+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump posted a map on Truth Social on Monday depicting Iceland, Greenland and a broad swath of the Americas under the Stars and Stripes. The image was published without accompanying text or a policy announcement, making its intent…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (115+ words) Iceland’s labour market weakened markedly in the second quarter, with unemployment rising to 6.5%, according to Statistics Iceland. An average of 15,400 people were unemployed and actively seeking work, up from 8,400 a year earlier, while employment fell by 9,000. Statistics Iceland counted 237,700 people…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (201+ words) A new European Parliament-commissioned report proposes a permanent Northern Partnership linking the European Union with Iceland, Norway, and Greenland without requiring EU membership. The proposal covers maritime security, energy, emergency preparedness, transport and critical raw materials, with Canada and the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (468+ words) Iceland Review attends the 36th edition of Reykjavík Jazz Festival and reviews the annual extraordinary celebration of the genre. This author is transfixed. The sounds of the vibraphone conjure up the smoky air of Jerzy Kawalerowicz’s 1959 black-and-white film The Night Train…...