Hundreds of sheep in the fields in the town of Hæli were rescued in the midst of a snowstorm which... The post Hundreds Of Sheep Rescued From A Snowstorm In Hæli appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Valur Grettisson, editor-in-chief at Reykjavík Grapevine, and news editor Andie Sophia Fontaine, answer questions from High Five Club members, and... The post Grapevine’s 10th ‘Ask Me Anything’ Is Here! appeared first on The Reykja...

The pandemic restrictions certainly shook up the Reykjavík bar scene in 2020, but that doesn’t mean that our favourite drinking... The post Best Of Reykjavík Drinking 2021: Best Place To Start The Night appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

There were 16 recorded domestic cases of the coronavirus in Iceland yesterday. Of those, nine were outside quarantine at diagnosis.... The post COVID Roundup: 16 Domestic Cases, 9 Outside Quarantine appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Tremors from a magnitude 3.7 earthquake were felt in the capital area and through Borgarnes at 1:52 last night, RÚV... The post Seismic Activity Increasing In Reykjanes Peninsula appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

A dead whale has run aground in Álftanes this morning, reports Vísir. The police, Marine Reasearch Institute and Environment Agency... The post A Whale Carcass Has Run Aground In Álftanes appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Today on FutureCast we are chatting with Ari Jónsson. Ari is a NASA Ames Center Research Scientist and Stanford Alumni.... The post RVK Futurecast #9: Ari Jónsson – NASA, AWAREGO and Reykjavik University appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapev...

While the pandemic shows no sign of abating, Iceland’s food and beverage industry seems to be surging ahead on a... The post Best Of Reykjavík 2021: Out Of Town Honourable Mentions appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Newcomer low-cost airline, PLAY, has announced 150 new job openings for the spring and summer next year, MBL reports. Of... The post PLAY Airline Announces 150 Job Openings appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

According to Vísir, Chinese chemical manufacturer Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemicals (JSP) has signed a contract with Icelandic technology company Carbon Recycling... The post CRI Made A Deal With Chinese Company To Help Reduce CO2 Emissions appeared f...

Kristín Edwald, the chair of Iceland’s national election board, told reporters that the board did not receive confirmation from the... The post National Election Board: Northwest District Could Not Prove Ballot Count Met Standards appeared fir...

It has been a weird week so far in Iceland. Our election system is up in the air after a... The post RVK Newscast #134: Election Mess & Not A UFO appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Icelanders were shocked and amazed to see the skies above them light up last night, not with the usual aurora... The post Very Identified Flying Object Seen From Iceland appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

The daughter-in-law of the hotel manager of Hótel Borgarnes, where ballots for the Northwest District were counted over the weekend,... The post New Developments In Recount Case: Open Ballots Left Unsupervised For Unknown Time appeared first on The ...

All major mountain roads in the Westfjords are closed today due to impassability and risk of avalanche during the storm,... The post Avalanche Risk Very Unusual For September appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

About a hundred small earthquakes have been detected approximately one kilometer south of Keilir in the last 24 hours, reports... The post Earthquakes Detected A Kilometer South Of Keilir appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development of Iceland, addressed the 76th Session of the United Nations... The post Minister Of Foreign Affairs Addresses UN General Assembly appeared first on The Reykjavi...

Guðmundur Jóhannesson, a consultant in cattle breeding for the Icelandic Agricultural Center (Ráðgjafarmiðstöð landbúnaðarins), recently penned an article for Bændablaðið... The post Naming Icelandic Cattle, From Katla to Kartöfluupptök...

The longest eruption of the century at Geldingadalir is still ongoing, even though lava hasn’t surfaced from the crater these... The post The Longest Eruption Of The Century Is Still Ongoing appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

According to Vísir, the popularity of a new Icelandic photo app, Lightsnap, caused Google to shut down new registrations with... The post Google Thought Icelandic Photo App Was A Cyber-Attack appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Chief epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason is concerned there will be a spike in Covid-19 infections after the weekend due to a... The post Epidemiologist Concerned About Spike After Weekend Activities appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

The Icelandic Met Office has issued an orange weather warning over the western part of northwest Iceland. The area is... The post Orange Weather Warning Over Northwest Iceland appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

There were 24 recorded domestic cases of the coronavirus in Iceland yesterday. Of those, 16 were outside quarantine at diagnosis.... The post COVID Roundup: 24 Domestic Cases Yesterday, Most Outside Quarantine appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevin...

Following last Saturday’s election results, wherein Iceland had both a woman-majority Parliament and a new youngest member who was also... The post Iceland’s Elections: Another District Recount Possible appeared first on The Reykjavik Gra...

Subscribe and win a prize! Nothing beats the smell of fresh newsprint delivered to your doorstep. We are now preparing... The post Subscribe And Win A Prize! appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

The final results of last night’s general elections saw the ruling coalition—led by the Left-Greens with the Independence Party and... The post Iceland’s Elections: Ruling Coalition Expands Seats, Coalition Talks Begin appeared first on...

Want to know what new sounds are rockin’ the battered old stereogram in Grapevine Towers this week? Well, look no... The post Grapevine New Music Picks: BSÍ, Tunglleysa and GRÓA appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

It’s so easy to hunker down at home on rainy days like these. While a glass of wine and a... The post Grapevine Picks: GDRN, WWII-Era Pop Art And A New Dance Performance appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

While the pandemic shows no sign of abating, Iceland’s food and beverage industry seems to be surging ahead on a... The post Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2021: Best Lamb appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

While the pandemic shows no sign of abating, Iceland’s food and beverage industry seems to be surging ahead on a... The post Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2021: Best Tasting Menu appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

While the pandemic shows no sign of abating, Iceland’s food and beverage industry seems to be surging ahead on a... The post Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2021: Best Ice Cream appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

While the pandemic shows no sign of abating, Iceland’s food and beverage industry seems to be surging ahead on a... The post Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2021: Best Newcomer appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

While the pandemic shows no sign of abating, Iceland’s food and beverage industry seems to be surging ahead on a... The post Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2021: Best Place To Go With a Group Of Friends appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

The Icelandic school system is a key actor in improving the image of the Icelandic language, according to the opinion... The post Key Role Of School System In Strengthening Icelandic Language appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Two separate polls now show the ruling coalition—led by the Left-Greens and also comprised of the Independence Party and the... The post Last Polls Before Election Day: Ruling Coalition Facing Challenges appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

There were 36 recorded domestic cases of the coronavirus in Iceland yesterday. Of those, only eight were outside quarantine at... The post COVID Roundup: 36 Domestic Cases, Most In Quarantine appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

A man in his twenties was found dead at a luxurious spa in the Reykjavík area. The last trial of... The post RVK Newscast #133: Body At A Luxury Spa & Icelandic Video Game Making Headlines appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

According to Vísir, 50 Best Discovery web site has mentioned Icelandic cocktail bar Jungle on their list of 50 additional... The post Icelandic Cocktail Bar Mentioned On The 50 Best Discovery Website appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

The pandemic restrictions certainly shook up the Reykjavík bar scene in 2020, but that doesn’t mean that our favourite drinking... The post Best Of Reykjavík Drinking 2021: Best Place For Cocktails appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

The University of Iceland (HÍ) has received 25 complaints of sexual harassment or sexual violence between 2017-2020. This was uncovered... The post 25 Reports Of Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour In Four Years At HÍ appeared first on The Reykjavik Gra...

With voting day coming up this Saturday, a special event will be held tonight to emphasise the importance of the... The post Concert For The Environment Tonight appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Police were called to Sky Lagoon around 18:00 on Tuesday to attend to an unconscious guest. Resuscitation attempts began immediately... The post Guest Dies At Sky Lagoon appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

According to a geologist Oddur Sigurðsson, it is unlikely that Icelandic glaciers could be saved. He emphasises the importance of... The post Unlikely That Icelandic Glaciers Could Be Saved appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

There were 36 recorded domestic cases of the coronavirus in Iceland yesterday. Of those, only 11 were outside quarantine at... The post COVID Roundup: 36 Domestic Cases, Vast Majority In Quarantine At Diagnosis appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevi...

In this Newscast we visited Árbæjarsafn. And in our top news; elections are on Saturday. It’s been a slow campaign... The post RVK Newscast #132: Valli The Walrus & Elections appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

While the pandemic shows no sign of abating, Iceland’s food and beverage industry seems to be surging ahead on a... The post Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2021: Best Lunch Place appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

While the pandemic shows no sign of abating, Iceland’s food and beverage industry seems to be surging ahead on a... The post Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2021: Best Food-On-The-Go appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

According to a British businessman, Jim Ratcliffe, it is likely that the Icelandic salmon will be extinct in the future.... The post Icelandic Salmon Likely To Be Extinct In The Future appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

35 new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. Of those, 15... The post COVID Roundup: 35 Domestic Cases Yesterday, 20 Outside Quarantine appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Join Dr Matthew Roby on another trip to the majestic Snæfellsnes peninsula for the first of two videos about Eyrbyggja... The post Saga Stories #8: Witches and Wonders in Eyrbyggja saga appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.