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...

“It’s a long story, but I’ll keep it short,” says Erin McHale, a biologist from Old Bridge, New Jersey, who will complete her PhD this spring at the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources at Rutgers University in New Brunsw...

Icelandair has cancelled some of its flights to the United States today, as well as arrivals from the US scheduled for tomorrow morning. Several flights are still operating as planned.

Republican members of the US Congress celebrating at a reception on Wednesday night likely had no idea they were unwittingly recreating a moment from Reykjavik history — echoing a party held in Grjótaþorpið in downtown Reykjavik a full centur...

A Taiwanese company, Brogent Technologies, has reached an agreement to acquire the Icelandic company Flyover Attractions, which includes Flyover Iceland. The management of Flyover Iceland says the company’s operations will remain unchanged.

The Marine Research Institute’s vessels Þórunn Þórðardóttir and Árni Friðriksson left the capelin survey route around midday yesterday and headed closer to shore due to the weather. Þórunn took shelter in Aðalvík in the Hornstrandir ...

“We are approaching this with full commitment, and I hope that we can finally reach an agreement,” says Anton Kári Halldórsson, municipal manager of Rangárþing eystra.

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has received confirmation from U.S. authorities that U.S. President Donald Trump was not referring to Iceland when he mentioned the country four times in his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos yesterday.

Most real estate agents believe that market activity remains low for this time of year and that conditions still favour buyers.