Petrol prices have surged over the past month, rising by as much as ISK 50 per litre.

“I couldn’t kill myself. That’s why I asked my husband to do it. But he failed, and so I’m still alive, unfortunately.”

Around 43% of Icelanders consider Sjónvarp Símans Premium the country’s best domestic streaming service, according to a new survey by Maskína. By comparison, 35.9% named RÚV and 17.8% chose Sýn+.

Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård says he had no idea he was going to receive an honorary award from the Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF). He was presented with the award at Háskólabíó last Tuesday evening in connection with the ...

A man suffered injuries to his head and face after falling from an e-scooter while travelling at considerable speed in central Reykjavík last night.

For archaeologists, Iceland has one enormous advantage over many other parts of the world: its volcanoes have left timestamps in the ground. Dig into Icelandic soil, or extract a core through it, and you will encounter bands of dark volcanic material...

If you are a regular reader of this magazine — or if you’ve read this issue’s editorial by Bart Cameron, you know that this publication has been struggling financially all year, and that since spring, this magazine has been run by almost no sta...

The second episode of the Northern Rising, season 2, is out now! This time, the guest is Akureyri-based multidisciplinary artist Egill Jónasson, aka Drengurinn Fengurinn. Egill is quite possibly Iceland's most prolific artist. Drengurinn Fengurinn r...

A Twitch Star Disrupts Idyllic Reykjavík Some dude from New York, a 25-year-old called Kai Cenat, who apparently has millions of followers on something called Twitch, disrupted life in downtown Reykjavík this weekend when he was livestreaming his v...

Iceland, known worldwide for its green energy, is set to miss its emission-reduction targets for 2035, and it won’t even be close. Under the Paris Agreement, we’ve committed to cutting emissions by 50–55 percent from 2005 levels. Current projec...