Iceland Monitor

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:45:00 +0000
Prada campaign filmed on an Icelandic glacier
Filming has recently wrapped on a major advertising campaign for Italian fashion house Prada, promoting its Prada Sport line. The campaign stars Jake Gyllenhaal, with parts of the production shot on a glacier and inside an ice cave in Iceland. The...

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:15:00 +0000
Minister protests EU safeguard measures
Daði MárKristófersson, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, has formally protested the European Union’s proposed safeguard measures on silicon metals, both on behalf of Icelandic stakeholders and the EEA cooperation as a whole.

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:44:00 +0000
Minister: “We take this matter very seriously”
Minister of Commerce and Industry Hanna KatrínFriðriksson says it is disappointing that Iceland and Norway have not been granted an exemption from the European Union’s safeguard measures concerning silicon metal imports.

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:12:00 +0000
“We can’t succeed if we’re taxed to the rafters”
Bogi Nils Bogason, CEO of Icelandair, says that the carbon tax the airline must pay puts the company at a disadvantage compared to competitors outside Europe — and stresses that the Icelandic government must respond.

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000
Reports of violence against the elderly are on the rise
Police reports of violence against elderly people aged 67 and older have been steadily increasing in recent years. So far this year, 31 cases have been reported — already exceeding the total for all of last year, when there were 18.

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:37:00 +0000
Two years after Grindavík evacuation, scientists monitor fading magma pulse
Land inflation and magma accumulation beneath Svartsengi continue, though at a slower pace, according to Benedikt Gunnar Ófeigsson, head of deformation measurements at the Icelandic Meteorological Office.

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:30:00 +0000
Dangerous incident caught on video at Reynisfjara Black Beach
A close call at Reynisfjara Black Beach was captured on video by Magnae Malachi, a tourist who recently visited Iceland and posted the footage on TikTok.

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 10:33:00 +0000
Avian flu taking a severe toll on Iceland’s falcon population
The Icelandic gyrfalcon population has been hit hard by the ongoing wave of avian influenza in recent years. Once numbering around 2,000 birds, the population has now collapsed to roughly 500 individuals, according to Ólafur Karl Nielsen, ornitho...

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 21:59:00 +0000
Grímur Hergeirsson: “I take on this role with a positive outlook”
“I was actually installing a kitchen at home yesterday when I got a call from the Minister of Justice,” says GrímurHergeirsson with a laugh, speaking to mbl.is.

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000
Two years today since the evacuation of Grindavík
Today marks two years since the residents of Grindavík were forced to leave their homes when the town was evacuated following a series of earthquakes on November 10, 2023.

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:59:00 +0000
National Police Commissioner steps down
Sigríður Björk Guðjónsdóttir has requested to step down as National Police Commissioner. She will take up a specialist position at the Ministry of Justice, continuing to work in her area of expertise.

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 12:28:00 +0000
Icelandic author explains roundabout rules to confused tourists
Few would likely dispute that AldaSigmundsdóttir— journalist, publisher, and author — has gone to great lengths to educate foreign visitors about Iceland and its people through witty and informative writing, steering well clear of the well-wo...

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 13:24:00 +0000
“They don’t read books or know how to make Excel sheets”
“I find it curious that this debate is being led by people who seem neither to read books nor to know how to make Excel sheets. When their spreadsheets become the foundation of the argument, I think the discussion has gone completely off track....

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 15:01:00 +0000
Mogensen sentenced to life imprisonment
GuðmundurMogensen, a 41-year-old Icelander, has just been sentenced to life in prison by the District Court of Solna in Stockholm, Sweden, for the murder of 63-year-old Kristina Bah at her home in Akalla, northwest Stockholm, in October last year...

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:22:00 +0000
“Major news for economic growth in North Iceland”
A major investment in power infrastructure is planned for Northeast Iceland in the coming years, aimed at boosting regional development following the shutdown of PCC’s silicon plant at Bakki, as well as facilitating new energy production, includ...

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 21:00:00 +0000
“He was on his way to my house to kill me”
“This is a small community where everyone knows everyone, and the origin of this case was that the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority ruled that a dog owned by this man had to be removed from his home. The agency requested that one of its s...

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000
Arrested and suspected of further theft
Three men have been arrested in connection with pickpocketing, and two of them are suspected of involvement in another similar case in Kópavogur.

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000
Björk and Rosalía join forces
Two musical worlds collide as Björk and Rosalía join forces on Berghain, a new single that has already captured global attention. At the same time, Björk celebrates the release of Cornucopia Live, a concert piece that fuses sound and vision int...

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:59:00 +0000
Could be a beautiful northern lights display tonight
There’s a good chance of colorful aurora borealis lighting up the sky over western Iceland tonight and tomorrow night between 9 p.m. and midnight, according to meteorologist Einar Sveinbjörnsson.

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000
Fishing boat takes on unusual advertising role
The small fishing boat Hvítá HF found itself in an unexpected role this summer — as a floating billboard. A 150-kilogram LED screen was mounted on its deck to promote Milt liquid detergent, catching the eye (and amusement) of passersby around ...

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