Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland, says that the number of people moving away from Iceland this year is no more than in an average year — despite extensive media coverage to the contrary. Read the full story

Icelandic ornithologists have appealed to the media, asking them to remind people of the importance of feeding garden birds during extended cold snaps like the one currently gripping the country. Read the full story

So far this year approximately the same number of foreign citizens have moved to Iceland as have moved away. Read the full story

Young people with children are the biggest group emigrating from Iceland, according to Statistics Iceland. Last year around 2,000 more people moved away from Iceland than in an average year. Read the full story

According to university researchers, Icelanders are generally happier in their family lives now than before the financial crash. It is thought that shorter working hours and men doing more of the household chores are big reasons for the change. Read the full story

Nearly 1,000 people yesterday took part in Iceland’s annual Walk Together event for charity. Walks were held in 11 places around the country. Read the full story

The Mayor of the City of Reykjavik, Jon Gnarr, has announced that today is the second annual ‘Godan Daginn Dagur’, or Good Day Day. The irreverent faux-holiday has a serious intention, however. Read the full story

The number of people living in all regions of Iceland has gone up since the middle of last century — with the worrying exceptions of Northwest Iceland and the Westfjords. Read the full story

A man has been arrested in Iceland for threatening girls with a starting pistol. Read the full story

The Swedish tax agency has rejected the request of an ordinary citizen to have ‘His Majesty’ officially added to his name. Read the full story