Around 60 rescue workers took part in a major rescue operation on Fimmvörðuháls yesterday after a hiking group cro

A variety of events and entertainment will take place in downtown Reykjavík today to mark Culture Night. Mayor Hildur Björnsdóttir will officially open the festival at 12:30 p.m. on Klapparstígur. A diverse program will take place throughout t...

Culture Night in the capital area looks set to be a wet one tomorrow, with around ten millimeters of rainfall expected during the day.

Relatives are looking into whether there is a legal avenue to appeal the police decision to discontinue the investigation into an unusual case, a decision that was upheld by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

More than 15,000 participants are now registered for the Íslandsbanki Reykjavík Marathon, which takes place on Saturday, and the full and half marathons are close to selling out.

During the recent municipal elections, we noticed that some of the great local civic accomplishments weren’t celebrated — or seemingly even noticed. For example, the local libraries. Throughout the summer, we’ll highlight the more notable progr...

Benedikt Jóhannesson is an Icelandic publisher, businessman and politician. He is the founder and former chairman of Viðreisn and served as Iceland’s Minister of Finance from January 11, 2017, to November 30, 2017. We are publishing an essay he p...

Many of the most notable events in Icelandic history took place in what is not much more than a city block in downtown Reykjavik, from the arrival of the Vikings to the Pots and Pans Revolution during the economic crash. Join two historians and forme...

On August 22, Reykjavík’s annual Culture Night festivities will take place for the 30th time. As per usual, the city’s programming for this day is staggering, and to help you navigate the endless options, we present you here, with our highlights...

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