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Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000
Extensive program planned for Fishermen’s Day
A full schedule of events will take place in Reykjavík’s harbor area on Fishermen’s Day tomorrow, Sunday. A ceremony honoring seafarers will be held at Harpa Concert Hall, and the TM Family Run will begin at 10 a.m.

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:02:00 +0000
Pilots reviewing Icelandair’s latest proposal
Icelandair pilots are currently reviewing the proposals presented by the airline at a mediation meeting held the night before last. State Mediator Ástráður Haraldsson says he does not expect any significant developments in the dispute before ne...

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:30:00 +0000
Video: Minister hoisted from the sea by Coast Guard helicopter
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...

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0000
Land by Lake Þingvallavatn donated to the state
Earlier this week, a deed of gift transferring part of the Miðfell estate in Þingvallasveit to the Icelandic state was formally signed.

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:30:00 +0000
MP says he was patted down at Keflavík but not in Rome
Member of Parliament Guðmundur Ingi Kristinsson criticized security screening procedures at Keflavík International Airport during a speech in Parliament.

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Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:02:55 +0000
The Shocking Dignity Of Boozt: An interview with Hermann Haraldsson, the good-timeline Bezos
This morning, a giant phallic rocket blew up in Florida, resulting in a spectacular explosion, 48 lost satellites, and mercifully no injuries. The offending company was Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, the symbol of the modern age’s intellectual a...

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:05:02 +0000
The New Nordic Cool Girl: Reykjavík’s EDITION Hotel Leads A Return To Spa Culture
The Icelandic capital built much of its international mystique on nightlife: tiny, grimy bars packed until sunrise, impossibly stylish women stumbling across icy pavements in heels that defied both logic and weather, and after-parties that stretched ...

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:57:36 +0000
Documentaries, Conga and Limbo in Patreksfjörður: Skjaldborg 2026 Review
You’d be hard-pressed to find a more community-oriented film festival than Skjaldborg, the Westfjords’ own documentary-based event, which played out now for a triumphant 19th time. Over two-and-a-half very full days in Patreksfjörður, moviegoer...

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:06:13 +0000
Free Business Idea: Luxury Hotels
The Reykjavík Grapevine has elevated many good people out of poverty with our Free Business Ideas. At high society events we have a hard time avoiding expressions of gratitude from our newly rich readers. We see it all. Respectful nods pregnant with...

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 08:57:04 +0000
How We Talk About Lost Birds
Stepping into Örlygur Kristfinnsson’s “Exhibition about a holy bird” at the Akureyri Art Museum feels more like climbing into the body of a seabird than entering a gallery. The room is dark, illuminated only by spotlights cast upon driftwood, ...

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