Today is the National Day of Iceland, celebrated to commemorate the foundation of the Republic of Iceland on June 17, 1944.

British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe will be investing a minimum of ISK 4 billion in the construction of four fishing lodges in Northeast Iceland in the coming seasons.

There is still a great deal of snow in the southern highlands in Iceland, such as at Hrafntinnusker, where the Iceland Touring Association (Ferðafélag Íslands) owns and operates a mountain hut.

Last Friday, an archeological discovery was made in Skaftafellssýsla county, Southeast Iceland, considered to be among the most important ones made there.

Landsvirkjun - the national power company of Iceland – and port authorities in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, have completed a preliminary review of the possibility of exporting green hydrogen from Iceland to Rotterdam.

It may be the middle of June, but nonetheless it snowed in the East Fjords of Iceland yesterday.

Shortly before noon on Friday, a man hiked across recently solidified lava at the eruption site by Fagradalsfjall, Southwest Iceland, after which he had to run for his life to escape the lava flow.

Björn Steinbekk will be traveling around Iceland this summer, writing articles about his travels, and posting drone videos on mbl.is’ travel section.

Iceland ranks tenth on a list of European countries best suited for travel by car during a vacation.

Icelandic Minister of Health Svandís Svavarsdóttir has decided, in consultation with Chief Epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason, to keep current border measures regarding COVID-19 unchanged through the end of June.

COVID-19 restrictions will be eased in Iceland as of Tuesday, June 15.

Part of the parking fees, collected near the eruption site by Fagradalsfjall mountain, Southwest Iceland, will be used to fund improved access to the area.

A partial solar eclipse was visible in Iceland tomorrow morning.

Preparations are underway by the company Íslandsþari ehf. (Icelandic Kelp) for the construction of a new seaweed factory.

Landsbanki bank expects income from the travel industry to increase by ISK 120 billion (USD 993 million; EUR 814 million) this year, compared with last year.

A partial solar eclipse will be visible in Iceland tomorrow morning, Thursday.

“Little by little, the crater is closing,” Þorvaldur Þórðarson, geologist at the University of Iceland Institute of Earth Sciences tells mbl.is.

Mbl.is now operates three webcams that offer a continuous livestream of the Fagradalsfjall eruption.

The crater by Fagradalsfjall mountain, Southwest Iceland, spewed lava high into the air, creating magnificent material for a photo, when Morgunblaðið photographer Árni Sæberg flew over the area yesterday.

New hiking paths to the eruption site by Fagradalsfjall, Southwest Iceland, are under consideration.