Thanks to the sudden collapse of the government in October and a breach of protocol by the Independence Party, whaling is looming large again.

The Akureyri Swimming Pool’s facilities are falling well short of competitive standards, warns the vice-chairman of the local swimming club Odin, reports RÚV. Due to the slow pace of improvements, ...

Concerned pet owners met today with a representative of the Acting Minister of Food Agriculture and Fisheries, demanding a review of regulations on the import of pets, reports RÚV. Multiple pets and ...

Much of Iceland’s cultural output depends largely on enterprising spirits. Throughout Iceland’s young entertainment history, ambitious go-getters with limited resources have set the tone for the ...

What are your thoughts on Iceland Airwaves? I love it. It brings a really good vibe to the city, and through the years it’s uplifting to the Icelandic bands and to get all the up-and-coming bands from ...

A recent survey indicates that 60% of people oppose the purchase of residential buildings as vacation homes. The poll was conducted by the Bifröst University Research Institute for Housing and ...

What is the Reykjavik Grapevine? Your essential guide to life, travel and entertainment in Iceland. The Reykavík Grapevine is Iceland's biggest, best and most widely read English-language publication.

While puffins are practically the symbol of Vestmannaeyjar, petrels (a small species of sea birds in the same family as the larger albatross) are much more enigmatic. Stephen Hurling, a PhD student in ...

On November 30, Icelanders will head to the polls 10 months ahead of schedule. The snap election became an inevitability on October 13 when Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson announced he was ...

The deadline for declaring one’s candidacy for the Nov. 30 parliamentary elections expired at noon today, reports RÚV. Twelve political parties announced their candidacies, but one withdrew. Now that ...