Arguably Iceland’s most Christmassy residential home just keeps on beating its own record year after year. This year the now-famous Reykjanesbær bungalow is adorned with 17,000 light bulbs… Read the full story
Posted on 03 December 2011.
Arguably Iceland’s most Christmassy residential home just keeps on beating its own record year after year. This year the now-famous Reykjanesbær bungalow is adorned with 17,000 light bulbs… Read the full story
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Posted on 21 August 2011.
A new orienteering phenomenon known as ‘geocaching’ has seen more than 1,500 enthusiasts descend on a Finnish campsite in the hope of uncovering ‘buried treasure’. Read the full story
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Posted on 18 August 2011.
As well as the Islandsbanki Reykjavik Marathon, this Saturday will also see the Icelandic capital celebrating its annual Culture Night — which actually goes on throughout the day and night. Read the full story
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Posted on 12 August 2011.
The Association of Icelandic Pub Owners has called on the government to provide bars and restaurants with wine and beer at lower-than-retail prices in order to provide their customers with better prices. Read the full story
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Posted on 01 August 2011.
Today is a national public holiday in Iceland. It is also the last day of the country’s biggest travel weekend of the summer. Read the full story
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Posted on 28 July 2011.
This weekend is the biggest travel weekend of the summer in Iceland. Monday is a day off for most people and there are festivals and events all over the country. Read the full story
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Posted on 08 July 2011.
Besta Utihatidin 2011 (or ‘The Best Outdoor Festival 2011′ in English) begins this evening in South Iceland. As many as 10,000 guests are expected to camp out in the good weather and enjoy the extensive and varied live music on offer. Read the full story
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Posted on 19 June 2011.
The annual Viking Festival in the Icelandic town of Hafnarfjordur is currently taking place for the 16th time. Read the full story
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Posted on 19 May 2011.
Icelandic authorities have taken the unusual step of restricting air traffic over central Reykjavik this coming Saturday. The reason for the disruption? An aerial acrobatics performance as part of this year’s Reykjavik Arts Festival… Read the full story
Posted on 05 January 2011.
Icelandic halibut made international headlines last year as a group of German fishermen caught a record breaker. In fact, it is because of the monster flatfish that foreign tourists flock to the country to try their luck. Now experts are calling for a fishing ban, saying the stock is too small. Read the full story
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Multiple shooting in Greenland hamlet
IMF refutes claim it tried to shut Icelandic national theatre and museum
Iceland central bank holds rates, predicts ongoing economic growth
Continued Malmö violence embarrasses police
Currency exchange privacy case thrown out of Icelandic court
Sauli Niinistö wins Finland presidential race
Iceland historic French village restoration finance secured
Murder in Hafnarfjörður
Workplace drug tests increase tenfold
Mythical Icelandic monster captured on film?
