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 ...

I think the results were good and it’s obvious that the country is ready for a change — that’s the most obvious thing. I think [Kristrún Frostadóttir’s mandate] gives us the best possibility to make a ...

It’s been an interesting month. With the holiday season upon us and elections just last week, reflections on a personal and national level are occurring all around (just as holiday spirit, icy slush ...

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 ...

Winter is officially upon us. While the news is trying to gaslight us all into believing that November was unseasonably warm — either that or it was written by someone who spent the month in Tenerife ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...