The San Francisco transplant has called Iceland home for more than six years now and has, like many immigrants who move for the love of Iceland, never really lived in Reykjavík.   “As a graphic ...

On December 21, the leaders of the Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylking), Liberal Reform Party (Viðreisn) and the People’s Party (Flokkur Fólksins) presented the makeup of their coalition government ...

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 journalist ...

After the results of the country’s largest national grant for visual artists — Listamannalaun (the Artist Salary) — were announced, a discussion sparked on social media among artists who had not ...

Woooooho! We’re almost done with this year. Here’s the last batch of Reykjavík events, before we say “bless bless” to 2024. There are always more events at events.grapevine.is. Got an event? Add it to ...

For the first time, police used a taser during an operation involving an armed individual who they say was exhibiting threatening behaviour, reports RÚV. According to a statement, the police and the ...

Leaders of the presumed coalition parties are set to announce their agreement for a coalition government on the weekend before Christmas. The party heads, Inga Sæland, Kristrún Frostadóttir, and ...

For some, Christmas isn’t complete without snow, but for me there’s no festive season without a Christmas tree. In my quest to find an authentic, Iceland-grown Christmas tree, I reached out to ...

The next eruption at Sundhnúksgígar crater row near Grindavík is expected to occur at the end of January or beginning of February, says geophysicist Benedikt Ófeigsson. RÚV spoke with him on December ...

The lack of daycare availability in Reykjavík has led to two private companies establishing their own daycare centres for children of employees. In November, 2024, Arion Bank announced the ...

You know the Sagas. They’re about Icelanders, right? Well, there’s also the Grænlendinga saga (the Saga of the Greenlanders), which tells the tales of the Viking settlement of — you guessed it — ...

Let’s get into the spirit of the upcoming holiday season without listening to any Christmas-themed music, shall we? Featuring electronica and dance mammoths, this Friday we’re taking a look at two ...