Iceland Monitor
Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:25:00 +0000All available crews called out to Elliðaárdalur
A fire has broken out at Toppstöðin in Elliðaárdalur, with thick smoke visible rising into the air.
Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Main hearing postponed once again
The main hearing in the Kársnes homicide case has been postponed by two weeks and is now scheduled to begin on September 29. It had previously been scheduled to begin today and last four days.
Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:04:00 +0000Important business ties between the two countries on the horizon
Ville Cantell, Finland’s ambassador to Iceland, says he is excited about greater cooperation with Iceland in the field of defense and stronger trade ties between the two countries.
Sun, 13 Sep 2026 14:14:00 +0000Oh, I thought it was a bit silly seeing myself
“It was a good experience at the cinema,” says eider farmer Ólafur Aðalsteinsson, who this week attended the premiere of the documentary Birds (and Men), in which he plays a major role alongside his close friend Albert Haukur Gunnarsson, who...
Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000Optise heading to the worlds biggest Startup stage
Optise has become the first Icelandic company to be selected for Startup Battlefield, the startup competition run by technology publication TechCrunch, in the competition’s 20-year history.
Sat, 12 Sep 2026 13:33:00 +0000Three-car collision: Hellisheiði reopened
Hellisheiði has been reopened. The road was closed to eastbound traffic this morning following a three-car collision on the mountain pass.
Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000Memorial service for Hannah Jane
A memorial service celebrating the life of Hannah Jane Large will be held at Áskirkja church on Saturday at 4 p.m.
Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000Received benefits without having worked in Iceland
Morgunblaðið has obtained documents showing that a number of foreign nationals come to Iceland and receive municipal financial assistance for years at a time. The assistance is intended as an emergency measure for people who are unable to suppor...
Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000New swimming pool opens in Garðabær
The Urriðaholt Sports Centre and its new swimming pool will open to the public tomorrow, according to an announcement from the municipality of Garðabær.
Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000Serious concerns over budget bill
The board of the VR trade union has expressed serious concerns over the government’s budget bill, saying it significantly reduces the chances that collective agreements in the private sector will remain in force.
Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000Honoured King Harald and set a record
“Events like these are organised over four or five days, and this time five days were set aside. The aim was to set two records in two different categories, one involving two separate formations in the same jump and the other three.”
Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000No longer insured for illness or accidents
Changes to the Health Insurance Act approved by Althingi on June 1 mean, among other things, that from January 1, individuals travelling to countries outside the EEA will no longer be insured for costs they may incur as a result of illness or acci...
Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Everyone seemed united in the silence
Halla Tómasdóttir, President of Iceland, attended the funeral of King Harald V of Norway yesterday.
Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000Could multiply energy output
Orkuveitan is preparing experimental drilling at Nesjavellir using a method that could make geothermal energy production possible in areas previously considered unsuitable for power generation. It could also produce several times more power from i...
Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000Iceland sees biggest PISA decline of any country
The performance of children in Iceland has, taken as a whole, declined more since 2015 than in any of the more than 70 countries or territories included in a new OECD PISA comparison.
Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:27:00 +0000Flight delays possible
All Icelandair flights to London are operating according to schedule, although some delays could occur due to conditions at the city’s airports.
Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000Seen being thrown forcefully off the hood of the vehicle
During the main hearing in the Höfðatorg case at Reykjavík District Court today, the prosecutor showed video footage in which a Land Rover can be seen being driven at high speed into a man in the parking garage beneath Höfðatorg.
Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000Personal income tax to increase by ISK 3.1 billion
Individuals will pay ISK 3.1 billion more in income tax in 2027 than they otherwise would have if the government had not decided to suspend the so-called productivity adjustment for next year.
Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:12:00 +0000We will not waver from this target
Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir says she realizes that some people are unhappy with individual revenue and expenditure items in the budget bill, but that no one benefits from the country continuing to run a deficit and paying ISK 150 billio...
Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000If this is supposed to be a joke, its a bad joke
Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir and Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir strongly criticized a social media post by U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday in which he depicted Iceland, Greenland, Canada, Mexico and other count...