The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) has decided to bring infringement proceedings against Iceland before the EFTA Court over Protocol 35 to the EEA Agreement. ESA argues that Icelandic law does not adequately ensure that EEA rules implemented in...

Warm air is over Iceland today, with temperatures reaching 17.1°C in Skaftafell and Öræfi early this morning.

Efforts yesterday to refloat the longliner Jökull SK 16, which had sunk in Hafnarfjörður harbour for the third time in six years, were successful, and the vessel is now afloat again following work by a diving team.

A shop owner in Mjódd says improving security should have been the top priority when changes were made to the area. A supervisor has also raised concerns about safety and is calling for increased security and a greater police presence.

Iceland’s annual inflation rate rose to 5.9% in September, up slightly from 5.6% the previous month, according to Statistics Iceland.

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...

For six years, VÁ, an NGO born from the opposition to open-net salmon farming in Seyðisfjörður, has fought to stop these licences from being issued. In 2023, a municipal survey found that 75 percent of residents opposed the plans. We have protest...

For most of its history, Iceland’s food delivery system was a pizza place and a cousin with a car. Then, in May 2023, a Finnish company in a very particular shade of blue arrived and announced that KFC could come to your door, and I have been part ...

On Wednesday, 23 September, the Icelandic Aircraft Mechanics Association (FVFÍ) began a strike, which disrupted Icelandair’s flight schedule significantly, affecting 26 flights and 5,500 passengers. During the morning of the same day Eyjólfur Ár...

For one night in August, a glittering combination of fame, politics, and academics filled Háskólabíó. Executives from National Geographic, a subsidiary of Walt Disney, looked impressed. The president, Halla Tómasdóttir, brought an official air ...