The real estate market has been very hot in Iceland and it is reflected now in a huge hike in property taxes. This year the tax goes up 19.9% on average nationwide and will bring in 12,627 billion ISK for the year 2023 according to a newly publish...

Confirmed cases of Covid-19 were 188,291 last week according to the website covid.is. That means that half of the population in Iceland has been infected with the virus.

Yesterday it was decided in a meeting of the National Security Council to form a response team because of the earthquakes in the Reykjanes peninsula and possible volcanic eruptions. The announcement was put forth on the Facebook page of the Prime ...

We welcome all new products and novelties in the food culture in Iceland, but now it is the first time you can get a pokebowl, and it is a hit!

The police in the Westfjords dug up að body that belonged to a 19 year old teenager who died in an motor accident in Óshlíð almost 50 years ago. Óshíð is an old dangerous road that used to be between Hnífsdalur and Bolungavík, but now the...

The Economic Department of Landsbankinn predicts that inflation will reach its peak in August and can then go to 8.5%, but today it was announced that the inflation rate in Iceland is already 7.6%.

Two of the biggest fishfarming companies in the Westfjords, Arnarlax and Arctic Fish, are merging soon and will be owned by the Norwegian Royal Salmon (NRS) which is already the owner of Arctic Fish. Estimated annual production this year is 26,600...

People have been complaining about a lot of noise coming from military jets in Akureyri and Egilsstaðir last week. The Italian Air Force has been conducting approaching exercises for some days and it is a part of NATO’s air space security in Ic...

Jessica Hawkins racing and a stunt driver drove up Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant recently when filming an advertisement for Range Rover Sport SUV 2023.

The company Kaja Organic has started to sell the convenient and healthy breakfast of porridge in biodegradable containers. Karen Jónsdóttir is the woman behind Kaja Organic and she says that the company has been developing the new product for qu...

"There will be a volcanic eruption, the only question is when," says Þorvaldur Þórðarson a professor in volcanology at the University of Iceland when asked about the series of earthquakes in recent days and months in the Reykjanes peni...

The competition is on! The staff at the IT company Orgio have turned their competition into an art form. The stilettos are a must, not exactly for the hike itself, but for the photograph at the top.

The forecast for this weekend is good weather all over the country and in many places the temperature will go over 15 degrees Celsius. In Reykjavik there will be calm and hot both Saturday and Sunday, although Saturday could be a bit cloudy.

Who doesn’t love simple, very tasty, quick to make food that is healthy to boot?” asks Linda Ben, a prominent food blogger in Iceland. Most people would agree with her and this recipe ticks all the boxes. "This lemony Buddha bowl with quin...

The American-Canadian musician Rufus Wainwright will perform in Harpa Concerthall in Reykjavik next Sunday, the 29th of May.

Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, the president of Iceland, went to California in the United States with a delegation to meet with Tech companies to underline the importance of incorporating Icelandic in developing new language technology solutions.

Scientists from NASA, the US Space Agency will be conducting research into Apavatn in Grímsnes next month. The project is a continuation of NASA’s research last summer at Sandvatn.

Íslandsstofa’s new advertising campaign for Iceland as a travel destination highlights the importance of leaving the stress from work behind and fully immerse oneself in the experience of the moment.

The man suspected of trafficking a young boy has been released from a ten day custody but needs to check in with the authorities while his investigation is ongoing. "This is a complex case but we are investigating it and it will take the time ...

Work started this morning in Þorlákshöfn on a new high-speed undersea cable system between Iceland and Ireland. The new cable is called IRIS and it spans approximately 1700 km and connects Þorlákshöfn in the southwest of Iceland with Ballylo...