The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin editor ...

Making the rounds every so often is a list of 37 Icelandic terms for different levels of drunk you can be. There’s góðglaður (a good-happy level of drunk), hestfær (horse able, meaning you can still ...

It’s early summer 2015 in Hvalfjörður, a deep fjord 30 minutes’ drive from Reykjavík. In summer houses good people grill their pre-seasoned lamb cutlets in the approved manner, not suspecting that ...

Reykjavík Fringe is in town! We’ve already told you about Belonging?, a stand-up show where foreign-born comedians get honest about their experiences in Iceland — but there’s so much more to see. The ...

In the TV programme Silfrið, aired by RÚV on June 2, Minister of Judicial Affairs Þorbjörg Sigríður Gunnlaugsdóttir admitted to have concerns about growing hate speech towards immigrants. The remarks ...

The Icelandic you learn in language courses is one thing, but once you hit the streets, join a dating app, or eavesdrop at a local pool, reality hits — Icelandic might be an old and unique language, ...

Litli Barinn at Ránargata 4a is a new addition to the downtown Reykjavík scene, located at the hotel Local 101, on the border of Vesturbær and Miðbær. The vibe is familiar for fans of Vínstúkan and ...

This publication has operated out of the building pictured here, Hafnarstræti 15 in downtown Reykjavík, for almost two decades. While this building and its interior has remained exactly the same ...

The Icelandic state just sold its remaining shares in Icelandic bank Íslandsbanki, a bank it was forced to take over in 2008 when Iceland’s economy collapsed. In 2021 and 2022, Katrín Jakobsdóttir’s ...

Trying to adapt to a new country and (hopefully) integrate into a community you didn’t grow up with isn’t easy — especially as an adult. In Iceland, once the initial excitement wears off, you’re hit ...

On May 27, Íslandsbanki requested a merger with Kvika bank, RÚV reports. Arion bank has also sent a similar request to Kvika, which confirmed this in an announcement at the stock exchange. In the ...

Former president of Iceland Guðni Th. Jóhannesson has joined a group of 30 summer employees at Þingvellir, RÚV reports. Guðni occupies the position of ranger and claims that his experience as ...