Weather permitting, road paving operations are scheduled to take place Tuesday night at several locations along Reykjanesbraut (Route 41).

"It’s deeply sad and upsetting that this keeps happening. Those responsible for safety measures need to take a serious look at this,” says Ásta Stefánsdóttir, municipal manager of Bláskógabyggð, in an interview with mbl.is following ...

Customs officers at Keflavík International Airport intercepted 43 counterfeit foreign identity documents sent to Iceland by mail during 2023 and 2024 — the vast majority of them fake driver’s licenses.

The Icelandic Tattoo Convention returned for its 18th edition this weekend — and by all accounts, it was a major success.

A group gathered yesterday by Lake Apavatn to participate in a sweat ceremony led by the artist Þorlákur Hilmar Morthens—better known as Tolli. Known for his work introducing sweat rituals into Icelandic prisons, Tolli has long promoted the ce...

In the early days of June, Oscar Florez, a 17-year-old refugee from Colombia, was granted Icelandic citizenship by Alþingi. The decision... The post Colombian Refugee Oscar Florez Granted Citizenship  appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

The northernmost vantage point by Dettifoss has been closed off for security reasons. On June 5, a landslide fell near... The post Dettifoss Vantage Point Closed Due To Landslide appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Probably every country with a film industry has, at some point, produced a gloriously unhinged comedy — something that grabs... The post Accidental Shock Therapy: Revisiting The Timeless Comedy Classic “Stella í Orlofi” appeared first ...

To accompany our attempt to capture the sometimes harsh, sometimes magical vibes of Icelandic summer, we’ve compiled the following playlist... The post Grapevine’s Summer Playlist 2025 appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

In the summertime, Icelanders do anything for a good time Before we left our stinky turfhouses (some as late as... The post The Race For A Great Summer appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.