Ever wanted to go very fast down a hill with two sticks attached to your feet? Here’s how! Say what you like about the Icelandic winter—and you can, because it won’t make the slightest bit of ...

The city is twinkling with lights, and people are buzzing about town. It’s December! We’ve rounded up some happenings for you to shelter in when you get too cold as you walk about The Christmas City ...

“I worry about the public’s declining trust in politics in general. That was my sense when I first went into politics. One of the first things I did was to travel the country on my own, meet people at ...

What is BDSM? Typically considered sexual preferences and practices that include elements of control, submission or pain, it stands for bondage, dominance, sadism and masochism. It’s kink, it’s ...

Guess what? We’re back with a sizzling hot list of things to do this weekend! The weather’s treating us nicely and the Reykjavík events scene is following suit. We’ve got a bunch of fun options to ...

A new report on infectious diseases shows a significant increase in cases of STDs among people in Iceland. Kamilla Sigríður Jósefsdóttir, head of infection unit at the National University Hospital of ...

Local news outlet Fréttablaðið has calculated that in the past few years the Icelandic judiciary has sentenced 36 bankers to a total of 96 years in prison. All of the criminal cases are linked to the ...

In the afternoon of June 25, 2020, a house on Bræðraborgarstígur in Reykjavík’s Miðbær neighbourhood was set ablaze. Smoke engulfed the western part of town and a majority of the downtown area, ...

On Friday, July 18, a group of convicted criminals rallied together to found the Shields of Iceland organisation — a collection of vigilantes who claim they are fed up with the lack of government ...

“My garden is swarming with wild frogs,” Askur Hrafn Hannesson said in an interview with Vísir. The Garðabær resident said he and his family first noticed the frogs in 2017, and since then, their ...

On October 24, 1975, 90 percent of women all around Iceland went on strike. Twenty-five thousand of them gathered on Arnarhóll hill in Reykjavík to show how undervalued their contribution to society ...

Travel doesn’t have to entail hitting the road, hopping on a plane or lacing up your hiking boots to trek into remote destinations. There’s something to be said for the staycation, or travelling in ...