A serious collision was narrowly avoided in Víðigerði today when a driver attempted to overtake a line of vehicles.

Parliament is now entering the final stages of its current session, and lawmakers are still aiming to conclude parliamentary business tomorrow.

Celebrations were held across Iceland yesterday to mark the country's National Day.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has extended his congratulations to the people of Iceland on the occasion of the country’s 82nd National Day.

The City of Reykjavík has a diverse program for tomorrow’s celebration of Iceland’s independence, all posted on the city’s website. First and foremost, before you ask, there will be accordion. For those interested, the other traditions are a p...

There’s already a healthy crowd milling about inside Hof, Akureyri’s high-ceilinged cultural centre, waiting to be let into the auditorium to spend an evening watching hard bodies flexed. The crowd itself is the most muscular audience anywhere in...

To some, the 1st of May is synonymous with International Worker’s Day, honouring the endless and slow-moving crawl toward labour rights for all workers. To others, the 1st of May is May Day, in which people get drunk and look at flowers in the mode...

The capital region is currently experiencing an extraordinarily pleasant heatwave. The Icelandic Meteorological Office reports temperatures of 20 degrees Celsius, (68 Fahrenheit). The highs are expected to last through Sunday, June 14, with a return ...

Magnús Jóhann is a very serious composer, and, as very serious composers do, he recently wrote Very Serious Music, his new concerto for Ondes Martenot, piano and orchestra, to premiere at Harpa on May 22. I met up with Magnús to talk about his upc...