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World Cup support comes from different directions
Iceland and Icelandic football is getting support from all over the world, even from the countries Iceland is competing with – We wanted to shar...
Is Iceland the next country to legalize marijuana?
There as a lot of buzz around marijuana these days, Canada is going all in and other countries seem to be following. The website Civilized.life claims...
Hannes Þór, Icelandic national football team goalie, directed a World Cup Coca-Cola Ad
The goalie of the Icelandic male football team Hannes Þór Halldórsson is not only the goalie but also a director. He directed a new Coca-Cola advertis...
Travellers Asked to Stay Away from Outburst Flood
Water has overfilled the caldera of volcano Grímsvötn in Vatnajökull glacier. A bigger outburst flood than the last few years is not expected at this ...
Iceland the Most “Instagrammable” Country on Earth.
The Australian Cosmopolitan has voted Iceland as the most “Instagrammable” country on Earth. Visir.is reports this. Cosmopolitan suggests ...
Ísey Skyr Soon to be Available in Japan
MS Iceland Dairies has signed a production and branding agreement for Ísey skyr with Nippon Luna, which is owned by one of Japan’s largest fresh and f...
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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...
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...
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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...