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Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:00:00 +0000
Aiming to make Iceland one of the world's leading wellness destinations
Executives at the Blue Lagoon want to make Iceland one of the world's leading wellness and experience destinations over the next five to ten years.

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 13:00:00 +0000
“Completely unacceptable service”
The CEO of Primary Health Care of the Capital Area says it is unacceptable for patients to feel that they are not being listened to or that they cannot reach healthcare professionals when seeking help. Efforts are underway to improve telephone res...

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 10:46:00 +0000
Prosecutor seeks five to six years in prison for alleged stalker
The prosecutor is seeking a prison sentence of five to six years for Íris Helga Jónatansdóttir, who is charged with stalking, defamation, false accusations, forgery, and violations of child protection laws.

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0000
Brain tumor discovered after alleged inaction by healthcare clinic
Björn Árni Ágústsson says seeking help from the health technology company Intuens saved his life after the company discovered a large tumor in his brain.

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:00:00 +0000
“Reykjavík is becoming known as a prostitution hub”
The aim of the Minister of Justice's new bill on prostitution is not to send buyers of sexual services to prison, as the minister envisages that such offenses would generally result in suspended prison sentences. Rather, the goal is to strengt...

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Tue, 10 Nov 2026 18:09:31 +0000
Feeling It All At The Reykjavík Dance Festival
At this year’s Reykjavík Dance Festival, you’re invited into a room, alone, with a robot dog. We know machines don’t feel, but we can’t help feeling something for them. We’re feeling machines ourselves, after all. That’s the starting poi...

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 14:34:01 +0000
Hotel Visibly Bankrupt, Ólafur Ragnar Morally Bankrupt
Work halted on downtown’s worst real estate It could turn out to become the most visible (possible) bankruptcy in Icelandic history, as earlier this month work was suddenly halted on the titanic monstrosity that is the Radisson Red hotel tower on S...

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 14:30:39 +0000
Publisher’s Note: Our Vampire Weekend
This year, we are reviewing every single band playing the Iceland Airwaves festival. It is a repeated exercise from last year. To do this, being meagerly staffed, we have — for the second year in a row — teamed up with Iceland Music for a course...

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 14:26:41 +0000
Decriminalising Sex Work: Is This Feminism?
The world premiere of a new documentary will take place in Bíó Paradís on the 14th of November 2026. The documentary is called Is This Feminism? The Prostitution Purchase Ban in Iceland and asks the question whether the so-called Nordic Model actu...

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 14:18:35 +0000
Learn Icelandic (If You Can Afford It)
The University of Iceland has finally announced what students from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) will be expected to pay from autumn 2027. The announcement arrived through a rather messy website, still containing incomplete information, bu...

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