Some residents of Grindavík have decided to return home for the holidays and spend Christmas in the town. A lively New Year’s Eve is expected.

“The main reason is simply that I’ve reached a point where I’m getting older. I might end up going to bed at four or five on Christmas Eve morning, then have to wake up three hours later to gather everything together to go to Litla-Hraun.”...

Heba Guðrún Nielsen is an avid baker who loves creating fun and beautiful things for the people around her. She is 25 years old and lives in Seltjarnarnes, where she feels very much at home. She has made it an annual tradition to design, bake an...

“Skate always holds its own. The tradition endures even as new generations come along,” says Viktor Örn Andrésson, head chef at the restaurant Brasa in Turninn at Smáratorg in Kópavogur. Yesterday, he was preparing today’s buffet, where ...

The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (IRCA) managed traffic on the national highway just above Vík this morning after rocks fell from Reynisfjall and landed on the road.

On December 20, Gímaldið media reported that a Directorate of Immigration (ÚTL) employee had breached confidentiality when sharing personally identifiable... The post Directorate Of Immigration Employee Shares Clients’ Information appeared f...

The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode,... The post Iceland Roundup: Top Stories Of 2025, Audience Questions & Yule Lads Explained appeared first on The Reykjavik ...

The newly re-established Akureyri-based airline Nice Air aims to start flights from North Iceland to Copenhagen in February, 2026, RÚV... The post Nice Air Begins Flights To Copenhagen  appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Staring out of this office window into the pitch-black sky, we can’t help but count down the hours until this... The post Grapevine Events: Holiday Opening Hours, Blaze & Brakes, JÓLASAMPL appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Public trust towards the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Iceland’s national church, has not been higher since 2008, according to a recent... The post Public Confidence Towards National Church Shoots Up, Membership Never Lower appeared first on The Rey...