This is the second in the ‘Saga Stories’ series from the Reykjavík Grapevine. Join Dr Matthew Roby on a blustery... The post Saga Stories #2: Egils Saga appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

It has now been confirmed that 1,000 doses of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine will be arriving in Iceland next week, Vísir... The post 1,000 Moderna Vaccine Doses Arriving Next Week, With More To Follow appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine....

Chief epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason has made several recommendations to Minister of Health Svandís Svavarsdóttir on the relaxation of some coronavirus... The post Some Relaxation Of Coronavirus Restrictions Begin Next Week appeared first on ...

The Icelandic Met Office has issued some severe storm warnings for the eastern half of the country, bringing with them... The post Severe Storm Warning For East Iceland Tomorrow appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

An extensive study conducted by deCODE Genetics and published in Nature shows that, despite what we have believed about monozygotic... The post New Research From deCODE Genetics: Identical Twins Not Always With Identical Genes appeared first on The R...

Only two new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday, with both of the diagnosed already in quarantine at the... The post COVID-19 Roundup: Two Domestic Cases Yesterday, Both In Quarantine appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine....

About a year and a half since Iceland’s gender determination law established that people must be allowed to register their... The post Nonbinary Gender Registration Finally Opens In Iceland appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Washington, DC was not the only city where Trump supporters were protesting against the confirmation of the Biden/Harris win yesterday,... The post Trump Supporter Bearing Icelandic Flag In Sacramento Raises Questions appeared first on The Reykjavik ...

As Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine continues to be distributed across Iceland, a new batch from Moderna will probably touch down next... The post Moderna Coronavirus Vaccines Probably Arriving In Iceland Next Week appeared first on The Reykjavik G...

Reporters in Iceland seeking statements from the US embassy or US Ambassador Jeffrey Ross Gunter on yesterday’s Capitol riots have... The post US Embassy Referring All Media Questions About Capitol Riots To Sec. of State Tweet appeared first on...

Two earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 3 were recorded in Krýsuvík, in Reykjanes, southwest Iceland early this morning, according... The post Two Earthquakes Recorded In Reykjanes Last Night appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Icelanders, as well as other nations, are quite shocked after a mob incited by outgoing US President Donald Trump attacked... The post Polarising In US Politics Not Going Anywhere, Icelandic Analyst Says appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

11 new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday, with seven of the diagnosed already in quarantine at the time... The post COVID-19 Roundup: 11 New Cases, Seven In Quarantine appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

As Icelandic politicians across the political spectrum condemned yesterday’s insurrection at the US Capitol building, both the US embassy and... The post As Icelandic Pols Condemn Capitol Riots, US Embassy And Ambassador All But Silent appeared...

Temperatures are expected to dip into the double-digits below zero today across much of the country, the latest report from... The post Very Cold Day In Iceland Today appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir has responded to the pro-Trump rioters, who only hours ago breached the U.S. capitol building in... The post Katrín Jakobsdóttir Decries Pro-Trump Mob Riots As “Attack On Democracy” appeared first on...

Unofficial discussions have been underway between Sweden and other Nordic countries, including Iceland, about helping the country in its struggle... The post RVK Newscast #64: Sweden In Trouble & A Good Year for Icelandic Musicians appeared firs...

Five people were diagnosed with COVID-19 domestically yesterday. Two were in quarantine but three were not at the time of... The post COVID-Roundup: Five With COVID-19, Two In Quarantine appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Job-seekers that are not of Icelandic origin are very keen on starting school here, RÚV reports this morning. At the... The post Immigrant Job-Seekers Keen For Education appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Unofficial discussions have been underway between Sweden and other Nordic countries, including Iceland, about helping the country in its struggle... The post Sweden In Unofficial Talks With Other Nordic Countries About COVID-19 Relief appeared first ...

In the wake of today’s encouraging news that there were only four new domestic cases of the coronavirus detected in... The post Domestic Infection Rate Declining, As Attention Turns To Border Screening appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine....

On January 1st, Iceland put into effect new European regulations which ban shops from providing plastic bags to shoppers at... The post Reminder: Plastic Bags Are Now Banned In Shops appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Icelanders streamed music 1.2 billion times last year, RÚV reports, who asked the Icelandic Association of Record Publishing Companies to... The post Icelandic Musicians Got 250 Million ISK From Streaming Last Year appeared first on The Reykjavik Gr...

Daði Freyr, who will represent Iceland in Eurovision this year, needs a choir for the song he will be performing... The post Daði Freyr Wants You To Do Backing Vocals For His Eurovision Song appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Four new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday, with all of the diagnosed already in quarantine at the time... The post COVID-19 Roundup: Four New Cases, All In Quarantine appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

The Icelandic government-run liquor store, Vínbúðin, has never sold as much alcohol as they did last year according to Morgunblaðið.... The post Alcohol Sales Went Through The Roof Last Year appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Iceland is doing well when it comes to COVID-19. Ten new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday, and vaccines... The post RVK Newscast #63: Crime Statistics In Iceland & The Catholic Church Violates The Gathering Ban appeared...

Icelandic comedian and recent Netflix star Ari Eldjárn was awarded the Icelandic Optimism Award last Saturday, President of Iceland Guðni... The post Ari Eldjárn Wins Icelandic Optimism Award appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Bishop of Iceland David B. Tencer has released a statement regarding today’s news that the Catholic Church in Reykjavík, Landakotskirkja,... The post Bishop Cancels All Public Services, Asks Authorities For Consistency In COVID Regulations app...

A new poll from Gallup shows that some 92% of Icelanders surveyed consider it likely that they will try to... The post New Poll Shows Overwhelming Majority Of Icelanders Want Coronavirus Vaccine appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

The Grapevine’s team of amateur astrologists followed all pandemic restrictions over their cosmic New Years celebrations. They, along with all... The post Horror-Scopes: Go Agrarian, Not Vegetarian appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

While the coronavirus pandemic and the attendant travel restrictions made New Years Eve in Reykjavík slightly less well attended than... The post New Years In The Time Of Coronavirus: Pollution, Maskless Crowds And Fireworks Litter appeared first on...

It made national headlines when the police in Iceland asked criminals to take it easy at the beginning of the... The post COVID Affected Criminal Behaviour – But Not The Statistics appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

A mass at the Catholic Church, Landakotskirkja, in downtown Reykjavík was stopped by the police on Sunday for violating the... The post Catholic Church Breaks Gathering Ban…Again appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Ten new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday. Seven of the diagnosed were already in quarantine at the time... The post COVID-19 Roundup: 10 New Cases, Seven In Quarantine appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

A virtual tour through downtown Reykjavík as the fireworks go off all around. It’s a 20min walk from Harpa, our... The post New Years Eve 2020/2021 — Walking Downtown Reykjavík appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

There has been no spike in COVID numbers so it seems that Icelanders were cautious over the Christmas holidays. In... The post RVK Newscast #62: Happy New Year! appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

RÚV reports that there has been an increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness. Volunteers at Mrs. Ragnheiður (a... The post Increase In Number Of People Experiencing Homelessness appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Iceland, like any modern nation, always has its share of scandals. Most of ours involve government officials, as they typically... The post Our Favourite Scandals Of The Year appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

RÚV reported yesterday that 2949 senior citizens will be offered the chance to be vaccinated against coronavirus. Vaccinations began earlier... The post 2949 Senior Citizens To Be Vaccinated appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

The Icelandic music year was better than we expected at the beginning of the pandemic. Icelandic artists didn’t let it... The post Our Editor-In-Chief’s Most Intriguing Icelandic Albums In 2020 appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

RÚV reported yesterday that more Seyðisfjörður residents have been allowed to return home. This decision was made after the Icelandic... The post More Seyðisfjörður Residents Allowed to Return Home appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

2020 was pretty heavy on very serious political news. Not naming any names, of course, especially not one whose name... The post 2020 In Culture: Joker, Please Perform “Ja Ja Ding Dong” appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Vísir reports that poor air quality is to be expected as many people will continue to set off fireworks throughout... The post Poor Air Quality Due To Firework Pollution and Weather Conditions appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Nine new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday. Six of the diagnosed were already in quarantine at the time... The post COVID-19 Roundup: Nine New Cases, Six In Quarantine appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

2020 has been a very challenging year for all of us due to the global coronavirus pandemic, and even a... The post Grapevine’s Person Of The Year 2020: The Healthcare Worker appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

This saying, ‘Sjaldséðir eru hvítir hrafnar’ is something that all Icelanders use at least once over their lifetime. It is... The post Just Sayings: Those White Ravens appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

So, how about this year? It wasn’t a very good one, was it? If nothing else, though, it was certainly... The post The Year’s News In Review: Things Could Certainly Have Been Better appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

A bar chart that the OECD posted on their Facebook page shows that the obesity rate in Iceland is the... The post Obesity Rate In Iceland Highest In Europe, Says OECD appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Vísir reports that the cervical cancer screening fee is to be reduced in the new year. This news comes from... The post Cervical Cancer Screening Fee To Be Reduced appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.