Christmas should be white across most of the country, according to a meteorologist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office. On St Thorlak’s Mass gales or storms are forecast, and on Christmas Eve there could be considerable snow in the south and ...

The government coalition agreement of the Social Democratic Alliance, the Liberal Reform Party, and the People's Party will be presented this weekend and a new government will be formed as a result.

The leaders of the Social Democratic Alliance, the Liberal Reform Party, and the People's Party will continue to work today on writing a government charter for a new government. According to Ingileif Friðriksdóttir, assistant to Þorgerður ...

Roads in the country's south could become icy and quite dangerous when it rains on frozen roads today.

The film Touch by Baltasar Kormákur has been selected for the shortlist for the 2025 Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

The ski resort in Mt Bláfjöll was scheduled to open for the first time this winter at 2 pm today. It was announced on the ski resort's Facebook page early this morning, but since the wind in the area has increased significantly and looks set...

Foreign Minister Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörður Gylfadóttir attended a meeting of the leaders of the Joint Response Force (JRF) this week. The development of security issues in Europe, increased cooperation between the JRF countries and defense...

The Grindavík town council wants to preserve the traces of the disaster in Grindavík and thereby unite the town's past and future. A draft of a new framework plan was presented today and includes, among other things, the preservation and use...

A stunning photograph of the eye of the crater during the eruption of Litli-Hrútut in August 2023 won an international photography award in New York, USA. The Icelander who took the photograph was also named Photographer of the Year. You can see ...

The crew of the Coast Guard patrol ship Þór managed to rescue a whale that had become stuck in a mooring area north of Viðey earlier today.

The chairwomen of the Social Democratic Alliance, the Liberal Reform Party, and the People's Party have met with their people today. They will not give interviews or information about the progress of the government formation talks until tomor...

The Center for Education and School Services is developing an artificial intelligence tool to assist teachers in various ways.

Ólafur Haraldsson, CEO of Designing Reality, has created a 3D model of Hafnarfjörður.

In the Grundarhverfi district of Kjalarnes, you can find the Danish glassblower Anders Vange, who was given a place to create art at Sigrún Einarsdóttir's workshop. On tables and shelves, you can see a myriad of hand-blown glasses, candlesti...

Landspítali National Hospital has almost 440 million ISK outstanding due to unpaid bills from uninsured individuals who visited the hospital between 2021 and 2023. These people do not have health insurance in Iceland or the EEA.

The Prime Minister's Office has approved a request from the family of Lúðvík Pétursson, who died when he fell into a crevasse in Grindavík on January 10, for an independent investigation into the incident.

Mayor Einar Þorsteinsson, a Christmas child whose birthday is on Christmas Eve, recently awarded the Kokka store and Fálkahúsið with awards for the best Christmas decorations in the city. Kokka received an award for the most beautiful Christma...

Due to the number of slip and fall accidents last week, which led to various fractures, the decision was made at Landspítali National Hospital to open an additional operating room and day ward last Sunday. The same will be the case next Sunday.