Introducing Flights Between Akureyri and Keflavik Airport
Icelandair plans to launch flights between Akureyri and Keflavik Airport in conjunction with their domestic flights this autumn. Despite the challenge...
EasyJet Flies London-Akureyri Direct
EasyJet has announced that it will fly directly from London’s Gatwick Airport to Akureyri on a scheduled flight next winter. Bookings for the fl...
Images of a silent December night in Northern Iceland
There is something magical about the dark month of December in the North. The time of year when Christmas lights of different kinds illuminate the env...
Aleppo Kebab to open in Akureyri
Spring comes with a new addition to the culinary flora of Akureyri, a town of 18000 in northern Iceland. Some of the Syrian refugees settling in Akure...
A message in a bottle found after eleven years
Well over eleven years ago, a nine-year-old girl, Dagny Lilja Arnarsdottir wrote a message with a nicely drawn picture, placed it in a bottle and thre...
Joan Jonas opens two shows in Iceland – Reanimation Detail, 2010 / 2012 and Volcano Saga, 1985
Renowned video artist Joan Jonas opens an exhibition titled “Volcano Saga, 1985” on Saturday, 29 October at 3pm at the Akureyri Art Museum, in Akureyr...
Syrian Refugees to Iceland – A Documentary
Árni Gunnarsson, formerly fronting the Icelandic refugee-committee (Flóttamannaráð), founded in 1995, has followed some of the refugee´s voyage with a...
Akureyri named Lonely Planet’s best spot in Europe
The scenic town of Akureyri, just a few hours north of the Icelandic capital Reykjavik, has been named as Europe’s top destination by Lonely Planet. W...