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Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:48:22 +0000Summer Employee Stole Seven Million ISK From The University Of Iceland Lottery
An Icelandic woman has confessed to stealing more than seven million ISK from the University of Iceland Lottery (Happdrætti Háskóla...
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Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:44:17 +0000Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Second-Hand Store
In this year’s Best of Shopping, a lot of us had the recent uptick in quickly made and cheaper products...
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Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:43:30 +0000Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Design Store
In this year’s Best of Shopping, a lot of us had the recent uptick in quickly made and cheaper products...
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Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:42:37 +0000Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Fashion Boutique
In this year’s Best of Shopping, a lot of us had the recent uptick in quickly made and cheaper products...
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Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:41:40 +0000Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Goddamn Store
In this year’s Best of Shopping, a lot of us had the recent uptick in quickly made and cheaper products...
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Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:40:47 +0000Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Newcomer
In this year’s Best of Shopping, a lot of us had the recent uptick in quickly made and cheaper products...
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Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:39:36 +0000Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Jewellery Store
In this year’s Best of Shopping, a lot of us had the recent uptick in quickly made and cheaper products...
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Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:38:59 +0000Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Men’s Clothing
In this year’s Best of Shopping, a lot of us had the recent uptick in quickly made and cheaper products...
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Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:36:58 +0000Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Niche Store
In this year’s Best of Shopping, a lot of us had the recent uptick in quickly made and cheaper products...
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Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:36:08 +0000Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Record Store
In this year’s Best of Shopping, a lot of us had the recent uptick in quickly made and cheaper products...
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Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:32:49 +0000Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Grocery Store
In this year’s Best of Shopping, a lot of us had the recent uptick in quickly made and cheaper products...
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Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:14:18 +0000Thousands Of Puffins Wash Ashore Dead
In recent weeks, thousands of dead puffins have washed ashore along the coasts of Europe, reports RÚV. Since January, tens...
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Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:57:48 +0000The Cod That Became A Unicorn: How Kerecis Turned Leftover Fish Skin Into A Billion-Dollar Idea
If you’ve flown through Keflavík Airport lately, you might have noticed that it’s always changing — shops are constantly being...
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Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:23:10 +0000Óresteia At The National Theatre Is Gruesome And Glorious
Theatremaker Benedict Andrews expounds on his latest undertaking with Þjóðleikhúsið “If you went, ‘We’re doing four hours and 15 minutes...
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Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:29:50 +0000Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Place To Buy A Wool Sweater
In this year’s Best of Shopping, a lot of us had the recent uptick in quickly made and cheaper products...
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Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:28:20 +0000Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Bookstore
In this year’s Best of Shopping, a lot of us had the recent uptick in quickly made and cheaper products...
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Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:22:10 +0000Stockfish Has Plans For You: Irish Focus, Daring Documentaries, And Seven-Hour Béla Tarr Screening
The 2026 Stockfish Film & Industry festival is just around the corner, running from March 19 to 29. Reykjavík isn’t...
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Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:30:17 +0000Gróa: The Long Road To A Good Salad
In the last issue, I wrote a eulogy for Iceland’s vegan boom. Trend came, trend went, true believers survived. And...
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Sat, 07 Mar 2026 18:48:45 +0000The Price Of Icelandic: Defending A Language They Refuse To Fund
A draft bill from the Icelandic government would allow Icelandic universities to introduce tuition fees for students from outside the...
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Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:42:16 +0000Celebrate The Future Like An Optimistic Farmer At The Reykjavík Library
On a cold day in February, I met with two librarians at the Reykjavík Library (borgarbókasafn) to discuss a Future...
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Sat, 07 Mar 2026 11:04:06 +0000Stefán Svan And Team Design The 2026 Cancer Socks To Raise Awareness
“I like the term,” Stefán Svan tells me when I use the awkward description ‘cancer socks’ for his Mottumars (moustache...
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Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:06:09 +0000The Demise Of Icelandic Media
The Reykjavík Grapevine was in the local news in late February due to our layoffs. This is a devastating and...
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Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:52:09 +0000Humbling Moment For Community Journalism
I received a phone call just before 9 AM from a local newspaperman, an experienced reporter doing his job. He’d...
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Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:38:05 +0000Iceland (The Store) Drops Trademark Dispute Against Iceland (The Country)
Iceland (the country) has won a decade-long trademark war over Iceland (the store) over the supermarket’s exclusive rights to the...
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Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:59:14 +0000Iceland Votes On EU Negotiations Next August
The Icelandic public will vote on a referendum whether to continue EU membership negotiations on August 29, 2026. The government...
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Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:01:15 +0000Grapevine Events: HAMPARAT, Exhibition Openings, Upprásin
It’s been a busy week at Grapevine HQ, but we just printed our latest issue, which you can find all...
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Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:29:02 +0000Days And Nights At The Museum: Finnur Arnar Concludes His Fully Immersive Stay At Ásmundarsafn
For nearly two months, the Icelandic multidisciplinary artist Finnur Arnar Arnarson has been living and working inside Ásmundarsafn — the...
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Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:07:51 +0000The Last King Of Iceland: Coming To Terms With Davíð Oddsson’s Legacy
In early 2003, Prime Minister Davíð Oddsson and Foreign Minister Halldór Ásgrímsson added Iceland to George W. Bush’s Coalition of...
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Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:53:21 +0000Live Review: Bossanova Vincit Omnia
IDM duo Amor Vincit Omnia veered strangely acoustic during their release show Outside, snowflakes engulf woollen clothes. “Inside,” chanteuse Salóme...
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Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:49:53 +0000Iceland’s Prodigal Son Ásgeir Pens A Path Forward
On Julia, Ásgeir breaks away from a long-lasting routine It’s been 14 years since Ásgeir Trausti — now using the...
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Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:33:55 +0000Sewing Machines, Combs, And A Xiao Flute
Lindy Lin makes use of everyday ephemera in her multi-disciplinary piece Mirror Stage In just a few years, Lindy (Lidong...
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Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:03:52 +0000Grief, AI, And One (Very Funny) Dead Dad: Alfrun Rose Brings Modern Tragicomedy To Tjarnarbíó
When the legendary Gis Von Ice, band manager for Vök, Hatari and Lay Low, among others passed away in 2023,...
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Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:48:35 +0000Road Closures And Icy Conditions Across Iceland
The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration reports that visibility will be poor on Hellisheiði and in Þrengslin due to a...
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Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:22:53 +0000VIDEO: Björk Joins Rosalía At The BRIT Awards
On Saturday, February 28, Björk made a rare live appearance, joining Rosalía on stage at the 2026 BRIT Awards. Wearing...
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Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:45:10 +0000Television And Film Drive Tourists To Iceland
Approximately half of all tourists visiting Iceland cite television and other entertainment programmes as their main reason for travelling to...
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Mon, 02 Mar 2026 08:07:02 +0000Davíð Oddsson, Former Prime Minister Of Iceland, Dies At 78
Davíð Oddsson, former Prime Minister of Iceland, Mayor of Reykjavík, Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland, and Editor-in-Chief of...
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Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:44:25 +0000Grapevine Events: Baroque At Dómkirkjan, Garnival, Future Festival, Dead Air, And More
So, how’s your week been? We’ve seen better days. Despite some bleakness, we can take solace in the exciting events...
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Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:33:19 +0000New National Poll Shows Social Democrats And Centre Party In The Lead
A new poll conducted by Prósent shows the Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylking) and the Centre Party (Miðflokkurinn) in the national...
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Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:23:05 +0000Two Thousand Passengers Delayed During Blizzard
Around 2,000 international flight passengers sat stuck in their airplanes at Reykjavík, Akureyri and Egilsstaðir airports yesterday, February 26, when...
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Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:18:07 +0000Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Newcomer
The Norse god Óðinn obtained the mead of the poetry from the giants and shared it with those seeking divine...
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Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:09:48 +0000Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Date Place
The Norse god Óðinn obtained the mead of the poetry from the giants and shared it with those seeking divine...
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Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:17:53 +0000Iceland Won’t Join The EU On Just Any Terms, PM Says
Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir says that comments by Poland’s Prime Minister and former President of the European Council Donald Tusk...
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Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:24:51 +0000Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Place For Cocktails
The Norse god Óðinn obtained the mead of the poetry from the giants and shared it with those seeking divine...
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Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:19:23 +0000Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Bar To End The Night
The Norse god Óðinn obtained the mead of the poetry from the giants and shared it with those seeking divine...
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Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:07:41 +0000Council Of Europe Commissioner Opposes Legislation Imprisoning Children
Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe opposes the planned detention of children, soon to be implemented with...
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Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:03:28 +0000Foreign Labour Is Underutilised In Iceland
Workers’ organisation BHM states that foreign labour is underutilised in Iceland, with the majority working in jobs that are not...
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Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:51:31 +0000Public Encouraged To Limit Travel As Weather Intensifies
Updated February 25 at 14:09: The Icelandic Met Office has now issued a yellow weather warning for the capital area region....
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Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:19:53 +0000The Salvation Army Auctions Bust Of Mao Zedong
Hertex, the Salvation Army’s thrift shops in Iceland, have asked the public to help with monetary appraisals of their merchandise,...
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Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:24:07 +0000Helvítis Fokking Fokk! Dear Reader, The Reykjavík Grapevine Needs Your Help!
The Reykjavík Grapevine is broke. We need money. Yesterday we had to inform our staff journalists, Iryna, Ish (pictured holding...
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Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:09:50 +0000Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Bar To Start The Night
The Norse god Óðinn obtained the mead of the poetry from the giants and shared it with those seeking divine...
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