During the main hearing in the Höfðatorg case at Reykjavík District Court today, the prosecutor showed video footage in which a Land Rover can be seen being driven at high speed into a man in the parking garage beneath Höfðatorg.

Individuals will pay ISK 3.1 billion more in income tax in 2027 than they otherwise would have if the government had not decided to suspend the so-called productivity adjustment for next year.

Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir says she realizes that some people are unhappy with individual revenue and expenditure items in the budget bill, but that no one benefits from the country continuing to run a deficit and paying ISK 150 billio...

Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir and Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir strongly criticized a social media post by U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday in which he depicted Iceland, Greenland, Canada, Mexico and other count...

Today, winds will be fairly light from the southwest or variable, and sunshine is expected across the country. Winds are expected to pick up in the northwest later in the day, while cloud will increase over western Iceland this evening. Temperatur...

Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir publicly chided the actions of President Trump today. Speaking today to the local press regarding an AI map President Trump posted to Truth Social on Monday, September 7, 2026, she stated: "It is an insult to Ic...

On September 7, 2026, at 22:00, Northern Lights were clearly visible from the heart of Reykjavík. The Icelandic Meteorological Service Aurora Forecast states the current likelihood is four on a scale of 0 to 9. Tomorrow night promises a higher likel...

“Gird up now thy loins like a man,” said God to Job. Of all the Biblical phrases, few are as mysterious and bewitching, and above all, fun to say. What meaning does “loin” hold? If you gird them for more than four hours, should you consult a ...

You know the rules. Name that sheep. Tell us the name of this specific sheep. Email us at sheep@grapevine.is. If you get the right name, and you’re in Iceland, you win a hot dog, made in part with sheep. One guess per email address please. Not in I...

“That autumn there came an agitation and a plague brought on by an evil spirit or a ghost… it seemed to rush down into their throats, so that they were seized by violent belching and a great swelling… It afflicted those women who were still vir...