The foreign tourist who fell into the Jökla river at Stuðlagil is reported by Polish media to have been a Polish citizen.

The Reykjavík Metropolitan Police Commissioner has charged Sema Erla Serdaroglu with violating laws on public fundraising.

Twelve-month inflation measures 5.6%, rising slightly from last month, when it stood at 5.3%.

The Reykjavík City Executive Council today approved a proposal from the mayor for extensive changes to the organizational structure of the Department of Welfare and the Department of Education and Recreation. The new organizational structures wil...

An earthquake swarm that occurred along the Reykjanes Ridge yesterday has ended. Around 200 earthquakes were recorded during the swarm.

In 1955, Halldór Laxness became Iceland’s first and only Nobel laureate. On that occasion, he gave the banquet speech at the Stockholm City Hall, and, as so often when Icelanders look at the achievements of their nation’s history, he reached for...

Thor Sigfusson first devised his business-clustering rationale for his new book, The Incredible Coffee Machine, over a quarter century ago when he was doctoral student at Háskóli Íslands (the University of Iceland). “These ideas have been with m...

We were unprepared for the large-scale layoffs announced August 26, 2026. We are running a guest contribution op-ed online that addresses some of the repercussions of the  announcement. -BC Youth Centers at Risk: Austerity Cuts Threaten a Vital Huma...

New geothermal bathing destination Reykjaböð is set to open near Hveragerði at the end of this month, combining a geothermal lagoon with a ten-stage, Nordic-inspired bathhouse, cold plunges, saunas and an Arctic room filled with real snow.

Glittered eyes, bare chests and sweating bodies dancing against other bodies. An accidental touch, locking eyes and dancing closer. The ventilation fans don’t do much to kill the heat of the dancefloor at Nekt. It is the night of Pride, August 8, a...