The Street Food Festival, held in partnership with the European Street Food Awards, will take place in Hljómskálagarður Park in Reykjavík this weekend, July 17 to 19. The festival has established itself as Iceland's largest food event and ...

Iceland's Ministry of Education and Children has introduced plans for legislation that would prohibit children under the age of 15 from using social media.

There is plenty of activity in Borgarfjörður Eystri these days, with beautiful weather drawing both locals and visitors to the area. Hotels are fully booked, the campsite is busy, and hundreds of cruise ship passengers visited the village today....

Iceland's all-time temperature record was set at Teigarhorn in 1939, when the mercury reached 30.5°C (86.9°F).

The number of foreign citizens living in Iceland has grown at a faster rate than the number of Icelandic citizens since December 1, 2025, according to new data from Registers Iceland.

Iceland had the highest upper secondary school dropout rate in Europe in 2025, according to official data from the European Union's statistical office, Eurostat. The figures show that 16.7% of Icelanders aged 18 to 24 had left upper secondary ...

A total of 43 burglary and theft cases have been reported to police between July 1 and today, including 20 in downtown Reykjavík.

An American Tree Sparrow is currently staying in the Kjós area of southwest Iceland. The species has never before been recorded in Iceland and has only been seen once previously in Europe, about a decade ago in Scania, Sweden.

A pickup truck towing a caravan was caught by strong winds on Holtavörðuheiði today, causing the caravan to overturn and come to rest on its side across the road, while the pickup became stuck in the roadside shoulder for quite some time.

Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir appears to have taken home more than just memories of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's ceremonial rifle and a handshake with U.S. President Donald Trump from her trip to Turkey. Online, hundreds ...

The vessel Bandero has left Iceland's 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone, according to a spokesperson for the Icelandic Coast Guard.

Preparations for next month's total solar eclipse in West Iceland have been underway for nearly three years, according to Sigríður Ó. Kristjánsdóttir, managing director of the Westfjords Regional Development Office, commonly known as Sirr...

A new bridge over Breiðholtsbraut opened to traffic this morning, along with new traffic lights at the intersection of Arnarnesvegur and Breiðholtsbraut.

Many people are expected to travel to North and East Iceland this weekend, where the forecast calls for sunny weather and temperatures of up to 27°C (81°F).

American singer-songwriter Jewel recently visited Iceland and thoroughly enjoyed traveling around the country, even though the weather was less than ideal during her stay.

Many residents of the Capital Region have recently noticed advertisements at bus shelters bearing the message: "Operation 86: Stop Whaling."

Isavia's plans to build a 200- to 400-room hotel at Keflavík International Airport do not align well with the future vision for tourism on the Reykjanes Peninsula.

Several of Iceland's salmon rivers have been producing particularly strong catches in recent days. Among the standout rivers are the Þverá/Kjarrá system in Borgarfjörður, the Jökla River in East Iceland, and the Haffjarðará River in Hn...

If the forecast holds, East Iceland is set to enjoy hot temperatures and sunshine next weekend.

"In reality, it's nothing short of vandalism," says Birna Mjöll Atladóttir, owner of Hotel Breiðavík near Látrabjarg in Iceland's Westfjords, after three large tour groups canceled more than 75 room bookings for the days surro...