No negotiating meeting has been called in the wage dispute between aircraft mechanics and Icelandair, according to State Mediator Ástráður Haraldsson, who says the dispute centres on wages and how large a pay increase the aircraft mechanics sho...

An earthquake swarm began on the Reykjanes Ridge at around 9 p.m. yesterday, approximately 50 km southwest of Eldey.

The government’s goal of ensuring that every person in Iceland has a designated family doctor will not be achieved given the current situation.

“This is a crazy approach,” says Jón Karl Ólafsson, former CEO of Icelandair, referring to demands by Icelandair aircraft mechanics, who have voted to call an indefinite strike beginning September 23.

A fire has broken out at Toppstöðin in Elliðaárdalur, with thick smoke visible rising into the air.

Reykjavík locals love to complain about how tourism has taken over downtown, with puffin shops replacing stores of actual utility, but the truth is, it isn’t all bad. The tourism industry has brought us a thriving restaurant scene, and some of the...

The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin editor Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and cont...

Driving through a deliberately out-of-focus countryside, an old man in a wool sweater tells his adult son that “you don’t know what you got until it’s gone.” The implication being that the son, who is pondering voting for EU talks, would regr...

Produced and recorded entirely from the bedroom, Una Mist released her debut album KUÐUNGUR on September 1. Glitchy electronics, introspective lyrics and a DIY attitude. More and more young artists mix and produce on their laptop at home, instead of...

On September 10, 2026, RÚV reported that Bjarni Benediktsson received a telephone call from President Elect Donald Trump stating an intent to make Iceland a 51st US state. We have reported that here. For contact, here is a detailed history of Bjarni...