In 2022, blood was taken from 4,141 mares to produce the eCG/PMSG hormone, reports Vísir. The total number of blooded... The post Blood Taken From 4,141 Mares At 90 Establishments appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

The biggest story of the decade is here! The national census in Iceland was wrong. It turns out that the... The post RVK Newscast 224: Icelanders Are Fewer Than We Thought appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Björk’s latest album ‘Fossora’ has been nominated for the 2023 Grammy Awards. ‘Fossora’ will compete in the Best Alternative Music... The post Björk’s Latest Album Receives Grammy Nomination appeared first on The...

Reykjanesbraut–the highway between Keflavík International Airport and the greater Reykjavík area–will be closed from 20:00 this evening until 20:00 tomorrow,... The post Road From Keflavík Airport Temporarily Closed, Long Detour Will B...

American actress Jodie Foster is currently staying in Reykjavík, filming the new episodes of ‘True Detective.’ Last night, she was... The post Jodie Foster Seen Watching A Movie At Bíó Paradís appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine...

The Icelandic National Audit Office (INAO) has just released their report on the sale of a 22.5% share of Íslandsbanki... The post Report On Bank Sale Finds Numerous Errors, Finance Minister Back In Spotlight appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevin...

As reported earlier, Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, Member of Parliament for the Social Democratic party, has requested a written answer from... The post Prime Minister Spoke With Björk On The Eve Of UN Climate Summit appeared first on The Reykjavik Gra...

The crew of the Coast Guard’s helicopter got into trouble on Friday when a seriously ill patient had to be... The post Coast Guard Helicopter Flies Backwards For Five Kilometres To Save A Man appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Three years since news first broke that Icelandic fishing company Samherji was bribing Namibian officials in order to get lucrative... The post Transparency International & IPPR Issue Scathing Statement On Fishrot Scandal appeared first on The R...

Welcome back to RVK Newscast! Editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson is back with all of the latest Icelandic news. Read on for... The post RVK Newscast 223: Tourists Might Be Charged For Visiting Iceland’s Hotspots appeared first on The Reykjavik Gr...

According to a new report by the Icelandic Tourist Board, 72,000 Icelanders travelled in October. This is an absolute record... The post Icelanders Set A Travel Record In October appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Foreign nationals in Icelandic have grown by 160% since 2010, RÚV reports, and now comprise some 15% of the total... The post As Foreign Population Grows, So Does Demand For Icelandic Classes appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

A new parliamentary proposal, with the support of MPs from every party in Parliament except for the Left-Greens, calls for... The post Broad Political Support For Legalising Psychedelic Mushrooms For Medical Purposes appeared first on The Reykjavik G...

A report on the status and challenges of protected areas and national parks was presented today, reports RÚV. One of... The post 66% Of Icelanders Are In Favour Of Service Fees In Protected Areas appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Brynhildur Karlsdóttir has had a lot going on in the Icelandic music scene. She has been a founding member and... The post All That Glitters Is Girl: Brynhildur Karlsdóttir Of Kvikindi Promises Fun appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Welcome back to RVK Newscast! After a busy print week at Grapevine, editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson is back with all of... The post RVK Newscast 222: Prosecutor Appeals Case Against Sigur Rós Lead Singer appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

You spend a ridiculous amount of time waiting at festivals. Whether it’s waiting in line to get into a venue... The post Things We Overheard At Iceland Airwaves 2022 appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

In 2018, members of Sigur Rós were accused of tax evasion. The band denied all accusations, saying this must have... The post Tax Evasion Case To Continue Against Jónsi appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

If you live in Iceland, the odds are that you know exactly who Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir is. As a well-known... The post The Writer, The Prophet: Sigríður Hagalín Has Gone From News To Nightmarish Dystopias appeared first on The Reykjavik...

Plantan has been open for a few months now, but we couldn’t just pass by without telling you about it.... The post New In Town: Plantan appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Margeir Pétursson has certainly lived an extraordinary life. A chess grandmaster, Icelandic Chess Champion, trainer of the Icelandic national chess... The post The Islanders: Margeir Pétursson, A Chessplayer Turned Businessman appeared first on The...

Ólafur Kram consider their latest album release ‘Ekki treysta fiskunum’ to be a culmination of everything that followed their win... The post Track By Track: ‘Ekki Treysta Fiskunum’ By Ólafur Kram appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

In this edition of the Icelandic Roundup, editor-in-chief Valur Grettison and news editor Andie Sophia Fontaine talk about the controversy... The post The Icelandic Roundup: Asylum Seekers, Politics And Iceland Airwaves appeared first on The Reykjavi...

Busy between soundchecking and the upcoming gig in Helsinki, Kjartan Sveinsson finds time for a brief call. These days, he’s... The post The Sigur Rós Machine: Kjartan Sveinsson On Rejoining The Band, New Music, Touring, And Adulting appeared firs...

The landowners of Kirkjufell, Háls and Búðá have decided to ban all walks on Kirkjufell from today until mid-June, reports... The post Hiking Mt. Kirkjufell Is Now Prohibited appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Some more developments have arisen in the wake of a mass deportation of people seeking international protection in Iceland, which... The post MP Speaks Mistruths About Asylum Seekers, Deportee Might Return To Iceland appeared first on The Reykjavik G...

Hundreds of Icelanders gathered in front of Parliament yesterday to protest against the deportation of over a dozen people seeking... The post PHOTOS: Icelanders Protest Against Deportations appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Iceland Airwaves 2022 is over, baby! It’s been quite a few intense days for our team and most likely for... The post A Look Back At Our Most Memorable Moments From Iceland Airwaves 2022 appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

It’s the 3rd and final episode of GRAPEWAVES, the official podcast of Iceland Airwaves music festival, and The Reykjavík Grapevine,... The post GRAPEWAVES 2022 Episode #3: Supersport!, Post-dreifing, Marius DC, Faroe Music Export, and Systur a...

Decadent, indulgent, topped with marshmallows or whipped cream… There’s nothing like a cup of steaming hot chocolate on a cold... The post Reykjavík Hot Chocolate Crawl appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Shed a tear, Airwaves 2022 is all over. Across the city, sleepy humans are slowly waking up and trying to... The post Airwaves 2022 Saturday Super Review: All-Powerful Go_A, Comfortable Axel Flóvent, And Arlo Parks Brings Us Home appeared first on ...

OH BOY. Day two of Iceland Airwaves 2022 is already under our belts. Check out what our journalists had to... The post Airwaves 2022 Friday Super Review: Transcendent Altın Gün, Metronomy Madness And The New Cult Of Marius DC appeared first on The ...

Woo…we’re into our third and final day of Iceland Airwaves 2022, but if you’re still catching up on everything that... The post GRAPEWAVES 2022 Episode #2: Lón, shesaid.so, Sandrayati, Haraldur Þorleifsson appeared first on The Re...

After being gently eased in by the pre-opening night‘s concerts, our super-review team hit it HARD last night and saw... The post Airwaves 2022 Thursday Super Review: Super-cool snny, Crowd-Pleasing gugusar, And Nation Of Language Divides Opini...

We’ve all been there. Waking up after a night at a festival, feeling like absolute crap. The headache, the dizziness,... The post Airwaves 2022: Where To Cure Your Festival Hangover appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

“The Finns have their saunas, the British have their pubs, the French have their cafes. We Icelanders have our swimming... The post Pool Stories: Director Jón Karl Helgason Explores Icelandic Bathing Culture In A New Documentary appeared first on ...

Vaka Agnarsdóttir is a member of Inspector Spacetime, the band that has quickly become a dance music phenomenon in Iceland.... The post Perfect Day: Vaka Agnarsdóttir appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Hekla Magnúsdóttir welcomes us into her charming home in Reykjavík, where we are immediately greeted by an adorable (albeit bitey)... The post Drawing Voices In The Air: Hekla Magnúsdóttir On Her New Album, The Theremin, And The Future appeared ...

Iceland Airwaves is here baby! Chances are high you’ll live off energy drinks and ginger shots to survive the next... The post Airwaves 2022: Pre-Opening Night Review appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

It’s Day 1 of Iceland Airwaves 2022 and the first GRAPEWAVES 2022 episode! Tim Pogo is joined by Colm O’Herlihy,... The post GRAPEWAVES 2022 Episode #1: BSÍ, snny, INNI Music, Sindri Már Sigfússon, Tara Mobee appeared first on The Reyk...

GRAPEWAVES Podcast (live) November 3, 4, 5 at 12:30 – Kólaportið & Spotify & Apple Podcasts – free We know... The post Grapevine Events: GRAPEWAVES, Daft Punk on Organ, & Screening appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevin...

A new poll from Þjóðarpúls Gallup shows that the parties in the ruling coalition–the Left-Greens, the Independence Party and the... The post Government Would Fall If Elections Were Held Today appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Iceland Airwaves festival kicks off today. It’s the first time since 2019 the festival is happening in a 100% in-person... The post Iceland Airwaves Sells Out For The First Time In Over A Decade appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

A group of asylum seekers from Iraq and Palestine were arrested en masse, three of them placed in custody at... The post Asylum Seekers Rounded Up, Arrested En Masse, And Deported To Greece appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture Svandís Svavarsdóttir spoke with National Geographic in a lengthy feature article about whaling in Iceland,... The post Whaling “A Part Of Our Past Rather Than Our Future” Says Fisheries Minister ap...

Gin and tonic, coffee and crying in the bathroom at work, Iceland Airwaves and the Reykjavík Grapevine: some things are... The post Announcing GRAPEWAVES: Your Essential Iceland Airwaves Podcast Companion appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Guðjón Valdimarsson, the father of National Commissioner of the Police Sigríður Björk Guðjónsdóttir, is reported to have made and sold... The post Father Of National Police Commissioner Reportedly Sold Illegal Firearms appeared first on The R...

It’s that time of year again: the yearly sheep roundup, where sheep farmers and other locals all over Iceland head... The post Icelandic Sheep Farmers Using GPS And Drones For Yearly Roundup appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Atli Þór Fanndal, a representative of Transparency International in Iceland, says that systemic corruption in Iceland is a running theme... The post The Icelandic Roundup: Iceland Surprisingly Corrupt? appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Shesaid.so is an international community for women and gender-based minorities with the goal of connecting and empowering those groups that... The post Shesaid.so Community For Women In Music Launches In Iceland appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapev...