Iceland
Iceland Monitor
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:30:00 +0000Man sentenced for smuggling cocaine into Iceland
The Reykjanes District Court has sentenced a man in his fifties to six months in prison for importing nearly 400 grams of cocaine into the country.
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:30:00 +0000Tensions run high over EU accession negotiations
Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir presented a parliamentary resolution at Althingi yesterday proposing a national referendum on whether Iceland should resume accession negotiations with the European Union (EU).
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:46:00 +0000Nothing happening that suggests an eruption is imminent
“The seismic activity does not appear to be increasing, and nothing is happening that suggests an eruption is getting closer,” says Benedikt Gunnar Ófeigsson, head of deformation measurements at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, when asked...
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000Photos: Harbinger of spring arrives unusually early
The golden plover has arrived in Iceland, meaning spring is just around the corner—if old rhymes are to be believed.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:30:00 +0000Rescue flights for nearly fifty Icelanders
So far, 41 Icelanders have left the conflict-affected areas in the Middle East on organized rescue flights arranged by the civil protection team of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management.
Iceland Review
Iceland Reykjavik Grapvine
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:48:22 +0000Summer Employee Stole Seven Million ISK From The University Of Iceland Lottery
An Icelandic woman has confessed to stealing more than seven million ISK from the University of Iceland Lottery (Happdrætti Háskóla...
The post Summer Employee Stole Seven Million ISK From The University Of Iceland Lottery appeared first on The Re...
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:44:17 +0000Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Second-Hand Store
In this year’s Best of Shopping, a lot of us had the recent uptick in quickly made and cheaper products...
The post Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Second-Hand Store appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:43:30 +0000Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Design Store
In this year’s Best of Shopping, a lot of us had the recent uptick in quickly made and cheaper products...
The post Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Design Store appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:42:37 +0000Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Fashion Boutique
In this year’s Best of Shopping, a lot of us had the recent uptick in quickly made and cheaper products...
The post Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Fashion Boutique appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:41:40 +0000Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Goddamn Store
In this year’s Best of Shopping, a lot of us had the recent uptick in quickly made and cheaper products...
The post Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Goddamn Store appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.