The first crop of garlic grown on a large scale in Iceland was so well received that it sold out in a day.

Every year, more and more people celebrate Halloween in Iceland.

An earthquake of magnitude 3.9 hit near Grímsey island, off the north coast of Iceland, at 10:06 pm last night.

A comparison of wages in 28 countries, done by the OECD, shows that in Iceland, wages are the second highest — second only to the US.

A total of 96 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Iceland yesterday.

A beached whale, discovered yesterday just east of the town Þorlákshöfn, Southwest Iceland, is believed to be a small finback whale.

Aurora Basecamp, a northern lights center which opened at the beginning of October in 2019, has enjoyed increasing popularity this fall.

The Icelandic airline Play has added two destinations in Spain to its flight schedule for next summer.

The leaders of the governing parties in Iceland — the Left-Green Movement, the Progressive Party and the Independence Party — expect to reach an agreement about a framework for a renewed coalition no later than this weekend.

Whale watching has been unusually well attended in Iceland in recent weeks.

The idea of installing ziplines by Glerárgil ravine in Akureyri, North Iceland, has been introduced to the Akureyri planning committee.

Fanney Sandra Albertsdóttir, a young woman who Friday night had the misfortune of having drugs secretly slipped into her drink at a bar in Reykjavík, likens the experience to being deprived of her liberty.

“It seems to me there are many indications the eruptions is in its final stage.”

The Dutch travel agency Voigt Travel will offer direct flights between Amsterdam and Akureyri, starting February 11.

We reported Thursday on an article, published in Nature, in which scientists state they now have proof of the presence of the Vikings in Newfoundland in the year 1021.

The number of cases where drugs, a.k.a. date-rape drugs, are secretly slipped into victims’ drinks at Reykjavík bars is on the rise.

Beer enthusiasts will head to Hveragerði, Southwest Iceland, this weekend.

Kerecis, an Icelandic company pioneering in the use of fish skin in tissue regeneration and protection, received authorization this week from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market a new product, made from fish skin.

This morning, Angjelin Sterkaj was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the murder of Armando Beqirai, an Albanian citizen in his 30s, shot multiple times in front of his home on the street Rauðagerði, Reykjavík, February 13.

Scientists have found proof that the Vikings were present in Newfoundland in the year 1021.