17,000 reasons for Christmas cheer draped over Icelandic house — pictures
Arguably Iceland’s most Christmassy residential home just keeps on beating its own record year after year. This year the now-famous Reykjanesbær...
Christmas Creatures of Reykjavík released
Mayor of Reykjavík Jón Gnarr presided over the launch of the “Christmas Creatures of Reykjavík” event which is already delighting children...
It’s Verslunarmannahelgin once again!
Today is a national public holiday in Iceland. It is also the last day of the country’s biggest travel weekend of the summer.
Iceland gearing up for big holiday weekend
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 t...
Icelandic municipality emphasising importance of happiness
A local authority in rural northwest Iceland has taken a leaf out of Bhutan’s book and written the pursuit of happiness into its rulebook.
Best Outdoor Festival begins today in Iceland
Besta Utihatidin 2011 (or ‘The Best Outdoor Festival 2011’ in English) begins this evening in South Iceland. As many as 10,000 guests are ...
Icelandic Viking Festival underway
The annual Viking Festival in the Icelandic town of Hafnarfjordur is currently taking place for the 16th time.
Beach-tester job attracts wave of applicants
A Swedish lifestyle magazine has unsurprisingly received hundreds of applications for an advertised job vacancy as a professional beach bum.