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Icelandic Car Rental Offers Unlucky People a Free Trip to Iceland
Blue car rental in Iceland is having an unusual contest, offering people who’ve had amusing but unlucky events in their life and are #FeelingBlu...
Hvalur hf. Resumes Whale Hunting in Iceland
The Icelandic whale hunting company Hvalur hf. is going to resume whale hunting after a two-year break. This is reported by visir.is The company will ...
Icelandic internet marketing company uses search engine data and predicts fewer tourists in 2018
According to a blog post written by a data analyst at the Engine, one of Iceland’s most prominent internet marking companies, Iceland will see a...
GRECO Calls For Iceland to Strengthen its Systems Against Corruption
In a newly published evaluation report by The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), the Icelandic government is asked to str...
Tourists Increasingly Negative Towards Tourist Heavy Areas in Iceland
In a report on the tolerance limit of tourists made by Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Innovation, shows that ...
Icelandic composer Jóhann Helgason to sue Universal Records for You Raise Me Up
One of Iceland‘s most beloved singers and songwriters Jóhann Helgason will sue Universal Records, and Rolf Løvland, author of You Raise Me Up, for cop...
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Wants Denmark to Legislate Equal Pay
The director of the civil servant association in Denmark, Dennis Kristensen, wants the Danish government to do as the Icelandic one and legislate equa...
Iceland Not Invited to a US Party in January
Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN, has sent an invitation to a multinational party early in January. Only the nations that voted with, abstaine...
First Left to Right Government in Iceland
For the first time in Iceland‘s political history, a left-wing Prime Minister is the head of government. The new three-party alliance, which was annou...
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Ari Ólafsson will compete for Iceland in Eurovision
The Söngvakeppni finals, music competition where the country’s representative in the Eurovision Song Contest is determined, was held last Saturday. Af...
Icelandic Author Alexander Dan Makes a Groundbreaking Deal With SF Publisher Gollancz
Alexander Dan, a young Icelandic author, has made a two-book publishing deal with Gollancz, the oldest specialist SF & Fantasy publisher in the UK...
A Regretful Man Writes This Apologetic Love Song That Will Make You Cry
In Iceland, this beautiful song by artist Beggi Dan is going viral. The song is called ‘Fyrirgefðu’ which simply means: ‘I’m s...