Farmed salmon infected with salmon flu is being sold to consumers both domestically and internationally, reports Fréttablaðið. However, according to... The post Diseased Salmon Sold To Consumers appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Reykjavík Grapevine’s editor-in-chief, Valur Grettisson, and news editor, Andie Sophia Fontaine, discuss the situation regarding the planned deportation of around... The post The Icelandic Roundup: Planned Mass Deportations appeared first on T...

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture will continue to allow the collection of blood from pregnant mares under strict regulations,... The post Icelandic Horse “Blood Farms” Will Be Able To Continue appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine...

The Icelandic Cancer Society withdrew a 450 million ISK grant for the National Hospital to create a new hematology and... The post Icelandic Cancer Society Withdraws Grant For New Unit appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Rural residents are dissatisfied and claim ticket prices have risen and service has worsened since Icelandair took over domestic flights... The post Rural Residents Dissatisfied With Domestic Icelandair Flights appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevi...

Helga is a young Icelandic geologist, specialising in volcanology. She has been working on the most recent eruption in Reykjanes,... The post Perfect Day: Helga Kristín Torfadóttir appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Mad scientists have done it again! Several litters of a new, genetically modified, genius breed of barking pigs have been... The post Lost In Translation: Pigs Might Bark appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Last week it was reported that two passengers assaulted a driver. Now, two complaints have been filed. Frettablaðið reported on... The post Complaints Filed Following Incident On Bus To Akureyri appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

On May 30, the first–albeit ceremonial–flight of Niceair, a newly established Icelandic airline, landed in Akureyri, RÚV reports. Niceair’s Airbus... The post Iceland’s Niceair Operates Its First Flight appeared first on The Reyk...

People are unhappy with the new national team uniforms unveiled by the Football Association, reports Visir. KSÍ signed a six... The post Blue Blues: People Unhappy with New Football Uniforms appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

An 8.6% growth in GDP compared to this time last year and four consecutive quarters of positive economic growth, confirms... The post Landsbankinn Says Economy is Back on Track appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

The National Registry has issued its report on property valuation for 2023, and it does not bode well for those... The post Property Values Take Biggest Jump Since Financial Crash appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Emergency nurse Soffía Steingrímsdóttir is set to resign due to long-term stress and the fact that no solution to the... The post Emergency Nurse Plans Resignation As Working Conditions Worsen appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Guðfinna Th. Aðalgeirsdóttir, a glaciologist, believes that if things continue as they are, Snæfellsjökull will disappear completely in the next... The post Glaciers Are Only Going To Be Around For A Few More Decades appeared first on The Reykja...

The Skjaldborg festival has nurtured Iceland’s documentary scene since its inception in 2007. Like most other aspects of society, it... The post Stories And Connections In The Far West: Skjaldborg Returns appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Research suggests that online harassment is a large reason women are less likely to run for election or reelection, reports... The post Research Finds Online Harassment Deters Women From Running for Reelection appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevin...

Construction workers in Vesturlandsvegur have left a gravel patch for a nesting pair of Eurasian oystercatchers, reports RÛV, who managed... The post Eurasian Oystercatcher Nest Alters Road Construction appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

While the government has reduced its numbers of planned deportations from about 300 to 200, many of them are still... The post Government Still Preparing To Deport About 200 People, Including Families & Wheelchair User appeared first on The Reyk...

A 3.5 earthquake was detected last night at 1:51, almost eight kilometers northwest of Gjögurtá, Vísir reports.  The largest aftershock... The post Earthquake Update: A Shaky Weekend In The Reykjanes Peninsula appeared first on The Reykjavik Grap...

A November-December 2021 study of federal employees who participated in work week reductions stated that their satisfaction is high, reports... The post 7 Out Of 10 Federal Employees Satisfied With Shorter Working Week appeared first on The Reykjavik...

Óperudagar, or Opera Days in English, festival was designated as a Reykjavík city festival for the first time, RÚV reports.... The post Óperudagar Festival Designated As A Reykjavík City Festival appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

The Union of Icelandic Secondary School Students has launched the Support Bank, which ranks school performance on accessibility and services... The post New Website Shows Accessibility Performance At Secondary Schools appeared first on The Reykjavik ...

Guys can you see that? Is that the sun? Grab your portable speaker, head out to the park, blast these... The post Grapevine New Music Picks: Ultraflex, Tara Mobee, and Myrkvi appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

In this episode of the Futurecast, Start Up Iceland founder Bala Kamallakharan talks with Development Manager, James Hall, at Stolt... The post Icelandic Circular Economy in Action: Stolt Sea Farm | RVK Futurecast appeared first on The Reykjavik Grap...

WARNING: CURSE WORDS AHEAD! On this week’s newscast, Valur, the editor-in-chief of the Reykjavík Grapevine, is in Hafnarfjörður to look... The post RVK Newscast 187: Shaking Like Fokk! appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

It is suspected that sulfur compounds have caused symptoms of poisoning in five workers of the blue whiting factory in... The post Suspicion Of Sulfur Compounds Poisoning In Eskifjörður appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

The Directorate of Health has published instructions for the public should the monkeypox reach Iceland. Those infected may have to... The post Monkeypox Guidelines Published, Isolation Up To Four Weeks appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

A group of LGBTQ+ teenagers in Reykjavik face daily harassment, reports RÚV. The teens are frequently barked at, stoned, chased,... The post LGBTQ+ Teens Face Daily Harassment appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

The Icelandic Red Cross has issued a detailed report (.pdf) citing numerous sources that concludes, as has been done many... The post Deportations To Greece In Contravention Of Law, Red Cross Says appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

We got a lot of great stuff going on over the next few days, from the serious and thought provoking... The post Event Picks: Valdimar, Panel On Refugees, Karaoke And More! appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Witchcraft and wizardry haves been the subject of fascination for centuries—just look at the success of a certain magical franchise... The post Witch Hunt: A Visit To The Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft appeared first on The Reykjavik...

People in Borgarfjörður hosted a concert and coffee event to welcome new neighbors from Ukraine on Saturday, West Iceland news... The post Borgarfjörður Hosts Concert and Coffee for Ukrainian Refugees appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Iceland ranks 32nd in the “World At Large” category of UNICEF’s “Places and Spaces: Environments and children’s well-being” report published... The post New UNICEF Report Exposes Iceland’s Negative Environmen...

The Icelandic Phallological Museum will receive a new piece for their collection this coming month, the cast of Jimi Hendrix’s... The post Icelandic Phallological Museum To Receive Jimi Hendrix’s Penis Cast appeared first on The Reykjavik Gra...

Þröstur Eysteinsson, a forestry director, says that more plants need to be planted in Iceland so that the government’s goal... The post Iceland Needs More Plants To Achieve Carbon Neutrality appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

The planned mass deportation of nearly 300 people, many of whom have been living in Iceland for two years or... The post Government Divided Over Mass Deportations, Bishop Publicly Opposes Them appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Editor-in-chief of The Reykjavík Grapevine, Valur Grettisson, and culture editor Josie Anne Gaitens are back to go over the latest... The post The Icelandic Roundup: Quakes, Monkeypox And Asylum Seekers appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

On Monday, May 23rd, Ólafur Arnalds performed in Reykjavík for the first time in three years. The concert kickstarted Ólafur’s... The post Ólafur Arnalds Kickstarts World Tour In Reykjavík appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

The forest lagoon, Skógarböðin, officially opened its doors to guests yesterday. We have been keeping an eye on it for... The post Forest Lagoon Opens In Akureyri appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

For the past month, a group of reindeer has visited the camp site in Bakkafjörður every day, RÚV reports.  Þórir... The post Reindeer Seen In Bakkafjörður Camping Site Every Day appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Intense debate is still ongoing in Parliament following recent news that Iceland plans to deport some 300 people from the... The post Nothing Stopping Government From Granting People International Protection appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine....

At a press conference held just moments ago, representatives of the Progressive Party, the Reform Party, the Social Democrats and... The post Progressives Begin Formal Talks With Social Dems, Pirates & Reform Party For Reykjavík City Council Ma...

Hundreds of earthquakes were detected on the Reykjanes peninsula yesterday. On May 24th, seismic activity has been detected in other... The post Seismic Activity Detected In Geysir appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

About 400 earthquakes have been detected in the last 24 hours on the Reykjanes peninsula, RÚV reports. New images of... The post 400 Earthquakes Detected In The Last 24 Hours appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Heiðrún Anna Björnsdóttir became quite famous with the Icelandic band Cigarette in the mid-90s, which took the music scene by... The post Track By Track: Melodramatic With Heidrunna appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Two winters ago Sigurður Guðjónsson was doing his food shopping in Bónus when he got a call in which he... The post On and In Perpetual Motion: The 59th Venice Biennial International Art Exhibition appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

The former captain of a 70-meter-long vessel Herjólfur has been sentenced to 30 days of probation for sailing the ship... The post Former Captain Sentenced To 30 Days In Prison appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Þórdís Lóa Þórhallsdóttir, the head of the list for the Reform Party in Reykjavík, posted on Facebook yesterday that her... The post City Hall 2022: Progressives In Reykjavík To Meet This Evening appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

That Reykjavík loves its burgers in all forms—from vegan, vegetarian, lamb, and standard beef, to exotic flights of fancy—is well... The post Burgers Part 2: Hip Hop Legends And Dirty Politicians appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

The Icelandic government is preparing to deport some 300 people from the country who applied for international protection in Iceland... The post Numerous Objections Raised As Iceland Prepares To Deport Hundreds appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevi...