Hafnarfjörður’s municipal council executive committee decided at its meeting yesterday not to raise general fees by more than 2.5% in 2027. It was decided that this would serve as a key benchmark in the municipality’s budget preparations, wh...

Bryndís Björnsdóttir, managing director of Laugarás Lagoon, says the planned increase in VAT on geothermal lagoons, from 11% to 24%, will prompt the company to reassess further development in Laugarás.

Petrol prices have surged over the past month, rising by as much as ISK 50 per litre.

“I couldn’t kill myself. That’s why I asked my husband to do it. But he failed, and so I’m still alive, unfortunately.”

Around 43% of Icelanders consider Sjónvarp Símans Premium the country’s best domestic streaming service, according to a new survey by Maskína. By comparison, 35.9% named RÚV and 17.8% chose Sýn+.

Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård says he had no idea he was going to receive an honorary award from the Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF). He was presented with the award at Háskólabíó last Tuesday evening in connection with the ...

A man suffered injuries to his head and face after falling from an e-scooter while travelling at considerable speed in central Reykjavík last night.

The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) has decided to bring infringement proceedings against Iceland before the EFTA Court over Protocol 35 to the EEA Agreement. ESA argues that Icelandic law does not adequately ensure that EEA rules implemented in...

Warm air is over Iceland today, with temperatures reaching 17.1°C in Skaftafell and Öræfi early this morning.

Efforts yesterday to refloat the longliner Jökull SK 16, which had sunk in Hafnarfjörður harbour for the third time in six years, were successful, and the vessel is now afloat again following work by a diving team.

A shop owner in Mjódd says improving security should have been the top priority when changes were made to the area. A supervisor has also raised concerns about safety and is calling for increased security and a greater police presence.

Iceland’s annual inflation rate rose to 5.9% in September, up slightly from 5.6% the previous month, according to Statistics Iceland.

“The government of Kristrún Frostadóttir is the only party that is doing nothing to bring inflation down,” says Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, an Independence Party MP and the party’s representative on the Budget Committee.

Around 1,500 horses were gathered at Laufskálarétt in North Iceland on Saturday, with hundreds of riders taking part in the annual horse roundup.

Reykjanesbraut will be closed to northbound traffic tonight and tomorrow night, as well as overnight into Monday and Tuesday, from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. due to milling and paving work.

Average advertised rents per square metre were 9.3% higher last week than the average rent in new leases registered with the Housing and Construction Authority (HMS) in August, according to an analysis by the Icelandic Tenants’ Association based...

“This is a dark story that takes us into the world of people who become drawn into the darker corners of the internet and then act on their twisted impulses. We wanted nature to play a prominent role, along with both the past and the present.”...

Leon Alexander, a 13-year-old from Garðabær, has interests that set him apart from many of his peers. He spends all his free time learning Chinese, practising Chinese martial arts and the Chinese art of face-changing, and introducing Iceland to ...

A rare vagrant bird was spotted in the Westman Islands for the first time yesterday. The bird, a cattle egret, has been recorded in Iceland several times since the turn of the century, despite being native to tropical regions and warmer parts of E...

Police in the Westfjords discovered dozens of fully grown cannabis plants during a search of a home in Bolungarvík on Wednesday.