There were no changes to the status of Iceland’s Michelin-starred restaurants when the 2026 Michelin Guide for the Nordic countries was unveiled at a ceremony in Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen yesterday.

A strong earthquake struck southwest Iceland at 1:45 p.m. today.

The 2026 Atlantic salmon fishing season has officially begun.

An Icelandair flight to Zurich was canceled this morning. According to the Isavia website, the aircraft had been scheduled to depart at 7:20 a.m.

Around 400 earthquakes have been recorded in the seismic swarm that began early yesterday morning, approximately 3 kilometers west of Húsmúli in the Hellisheiði area.

The man who died at Hólmsheiði Prison yesterday was Sigurður Fannar Þórsson.

“We are preparing a beautiful festival where the public will have the opportunity to enjoy performances by outstanding artists,” says Rubin Pollock, a member of Kaleo. The band will headline Bergmál, a major concert event taking place at Þin...

A man being held at Hólmsheiði Prison died overnight.

Iceland and Japan established official diplomatic relations on December 8, 1956. This year marks the 70th anniversary of that relationship. To mark the occasion, a reporter met with Keizo Takewaka, Japan’s ambassador to Iceland.

A total of 35 people were injured or killed in accidents involving heavy motorcycles in Iceland last year, below the average of 38 casualties per year over the past decade. This is stated in a release from the Safety and Education Division of the ...

Inga Sæland, Minister of Education and Children and leader of the People’s Party, has gone on temporary medical leave.

Members of Parliament recently voted on a proposed referendum regarding the resumption of Iceland’s European Union accession talks. The proposal was approved with 34 votes in favor and 8 against, while 14 MPs abstained.

A seal is currently lying on the shoreline at Þórshöfn in the municipality of Langanesbyggð.

Despite ongoing discussion about flight cancellations linked to alleged unofficial pilot actions, the vast majority of Icelandair’s scheduled flights are still operating and getting passengers to their destinations.

Nearly 42,000 people in Iceland signed a petition opposing the new kilometer tax, which was formally handed over to Finance Minister Daði Már Kristófersson at his ministry today.

Representatives of the Independence Party, the Liberal Reform Party, and the Progressive Party are expected to sign a coalition agreement to form a new governing majority in Reykjavík today, according to sources cited by mbl.is.

The City of Reykjavík, the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration, and Better Transport (Betri samgöngur) will hold a public presentation meeting on the proposed Sæbraut tunnel project on Monday, June 1, at 5:00 p.m. at Vogaskóli school.

There appears to be no immediate end to the labor dispute between the Icelandic Airline Pilots Association (FÍA) and Icelandair, following another meeting held yesterday at the offices of the State Mediator.

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, better known as “The Mountain,” won the deadlift competition at the Strongman Games.

Icelandair says the recent cancellations of several flights can be traced to what it describes as “coordinated actions” by pilots, who have suddenly stopped selling their days off back to the company, a practice that has long existed and forms...