“I had conferences and other events booked this winter, and all of it has been cancelled,” says Einar Björn Árnason, a restaurateur in the Westman Islands, describing the situation in the local tourism industry.

Finance Minister Daði Már Kristófersson says price developments are moving in the right direction. No further emergency measures against inflation are currently planned, but the conditions underlying wage agreements are under pressure.

“There’s room for improvement,” says Vilhjálmur Birgisson, chairman of the Federation of General and Special Workers, when asked about the latest inflation figures, which show twelve-month inflation easing between months to 5.2%.

German sailors aboard a merchant ship off the coast of Iceland, when the Second World War broke out fled, made their way ashore in Reykjavík, and sought to avoid returning to Germany. The case was covered in the media at the time, but newly uncov...

Lindex in Iceland has entered into a partnership agreement with Kvennaathvarfið, the Women’s Shelter to provide clothing for women and children seeking refuge at shelters in Reykjavík and Akureyri.

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New information has been made public regarding the murders at The Edition hotel in Reykjavík in June 2025. Yesterday, the... The post Woman Charged With Manslaughter Of Daughter In The Edition Murders appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

On Sunday, April 26, search and rescue teams found a dead man near Háifoss waterfall in Skeiða- og Gnjúpverjahreppur, South... The post Man Found Dead Near Háifoss appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Grindavík and Hveragerði, two towns in southwest Iceland, are located in areas classified at the highest hazard level in a... The post Grindavík And Hveragerði Among Areas At Highest Volcanic Risk appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.