We have a red day in Iceland tomorrow. Well some do, I have a glittery, purple, silvery, navy blue, dark-grey day.
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The Norwegian government supports many of Iceland’s arguments in the case of the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) against Iceland in the Icesave dispute, which is currently before the EFTA Court, in their written remarks to the court.
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Click on the picture to watch an audio slideshow of the lambing season at Brimnes, a farm in the north of Iceland, in April 2008. Sheep farmer Arnar Gústafsson and his girlfriend Edda Björk take shifts watching over the nearly 300 ewes and helping them give birth 24/7 for about two months or until the last lamb is born. In Iceland, the arrival of lambs is synonymous with the arrival of summer. The lambing season is currently at its height.
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Located just 40 minutes by car and six minutes from Keflavík International Airport, Sandgerdi (“Sandy Hedge”) is a growing town of 1,700 with a storied history and loads to see. Read this special promotion about the hidden secrets of one of Iceland's most charming seaside villages.
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ATLANTICA
Editorial contact: atlantica@heimur.is,
Advertising contact: advertising@heimur.is
Atlantica is published six times a year and distributed at Keflavík International Airport. It is also available in the flybuses to and from Reykjavík. The magazine offers diverse and colorful content for an international readership larger then the population of Iceland itself.
In Atlantica you’ll find feature articles on Icelandair’s destinations as well as destinations within Iceland. There are also shorter articles on technology, popular culture, travel, and other topics of international appeal, as well as interviews with notables from around the world.
Naturally, each edition of Atlantica is also visually stunning with original photography by Iceland Review’s award-winning photographer, Páll Stefánsson.
The magazine also presents an exceptional opportunity for advertisers, as no other publication offers the chance to get in touch with nearly all travelers coming to Iceland from abroad.
Editor and Photo Editor: Páll Stefánsson
Deputy and Features Editor: Ásta Andrésdóttir
Art Director: Erlingur Páll Ingvarsson
Advertising: Helga Möller
Back issues:
Atlantica No. 1, 2010, January-February
Atlantica No. 2, 2010, March-April
Atlantica No. 3, 2010, Mai-June
Atlantica No. 4, 2010, July-August
Atlantica No. 5, 2010, September-October
Atlantica No. 6, 2010, November-December
Atlantica No. 1, 2011, January-March
Atlantica No. 2, 2011, April-May
Atlantica No. 3, 2011, June-July
Atlantica No. 4, 2011, August-September
The current issue of the quarterly magazine Iceland Review includes interviews with fashion photographer Saga Sig and conceptual artist Rúrí. Also, we take you to Grímsstaðir á Fjöllum, that desolate land coveted by a Chinese tycoon, and also explore Icelandic archeological remains. We discuss the Icelandic Church, the flourishing gaming industry, debate the future of Iceland’s energy resources and interview the president of the Icelandic National League of North America. Subscribe now and receive a free photo book by IR’s editor Páll Stefánsson of the Eyjafjallajökull eruptions. Click here to subscribe to the magazine and here to buy a gift subscription.
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The Reykjavík Shorts&Docs was held in Reykjavík from May 6 to 9 in Bíó Paradís, and what an enriching experience it was to attend the festival.
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Shedding light on Iceland’s thousand-year history, as manifested in remains ranging from Viking graves to enchanted sites, Mannvist is a fundamental piece of writing. Ásta Andrésdóttir met with its author, archaeologist Birna Lárusdóttir.
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“The House Project” currently on display in Hafnarborg, the Hafnarfjörður Centre of Culture and Fine Art, is a new artwork by Hreinn Friðfinnsson consisting of a photography series of the three houses. His work is described as “a poetic and philosophical exploration of every day human experience.”
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