At least eight employees at the Emergency Department of Landspítali Hospital in Fossvogur have been infected with tuberculosis. Those infected include a doctor, nurses, and a receptionist.

Operators who offer so-called “gusa” (guided sauna steam sessions) will soon be required to pay for the music used in these services.

No snow was recorded in Reykjavík in the month of January that has just ended, meaning the month was completely snow-free. This was reported by meteorologist Einar Sveinbjörnsson of Blika in a Facebook post.

The public’s knowledge of editorial practices and the general legal framework governing the media is lower in Iceland than in the other Nordic countries. Icelanders are less aware of which media outlets have a legally defined public-service role...

Musician Laufey Lín Jónsdóttir won a Grammy Award for the second year in a row at the Grammy ceremony in Los Angeles, United States, last night.

Arna Lára Jónsdóttir, deputy chair of the Social Democratic Alliance’s parliamentary group, says there is no point in giving up the fight against the “inflation ghost” — we simply have to do better. She says not everyone is pulling in t...

“The guest’s eye is sharp,” as the saying goes — and that is certainly true. For those of us born and raised here, it is always interesting to see how other nations view us. This week, a reporter visited Jewells Chambers from Brooklyn, who...

The Directorate of Internal Revenue (Skatturinn) believed it had a solution ready for the end of the month, but this turned out not to be the case. Jón Þór Víglundsson, communications officer for ICE-SAR Landsbjörg, says Landsbjörg learned a...

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, former President of Iceland, has submitted two written opinions to the Prime Minister’s Office regarding a government bill introduced by Kristrún Frostadóttir, stating that it could “undermine the independence of th...

Police in Northeast Iceland are warning of slippery road conditions in many parts of the district.

The board of the Westfjords Labour Union says it regrets the decision by management at Arnarlax and Arctic Fish to cut the wages of employees in aquaculture.

“I’m afraid that someone has just been hit in the face with a sledgehammer,” writes Ólafur Stephensen, Managing Director of the Federation of Icelandic Employers (FA), in a Facebook post in which he comments on the new inflation figures.

Sigurgeir Brynjar Kristgeirsson, CEO of Vinnslustöðin in the Westman Islands, says the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute’s conclusion that the maximum capelin catch for the 2025/2026 fishing year will be 197,474 tonnes is a lifeline for...

Inflation is now measured at 5.2%, increasing by 0.38 percentage points since December.

The damage caused by this morning’s fire at Garðvík’s industrial building in Húsavík is estimated at close to one hundred million krónur.

An earthquake swarm began near Lambafell, 2–3 km west of Þrengsli, at around 16:30 yesterday and is still ongoing.

“I’ve been around many of the actions that have been taking place. I’ve lived here in Minneapolis for three years, and I live downtown,” says Karvel Ágúst Schram in an interview with mbl.is. He has been following the large protests and u...

Forty-one Icelanders are aged 100 and older. Two of them still have a spouse living.

The Marine and Freshwater Research Institute’s advice on the total capelin quota will be issued later this week, but it is already clear that fishermen are eager to get out to the fishing grounds.

Eyjagöng ehf., which is preparing to construct a tunnel between the mainland and the Westman Islands, has secured a large portion of its ISK 200 million financing target. The company was founded two months ago, and construction is expected to beg...