RSS feed from Icelandreview.com
Icelandreview.com on your mobile (Nokia)
Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
more
Hafnarfjörður club FH concluded an amazing season in the national Pepsi division in men’s football with a 2-1 victory over Valur from Reykjavík on Saturday, earning the Icelandic Championship title.
A football game at Laugardalsvöllur. Photo by Páll Stefánsson.
After the game, captain of FH Gunnleifur Gunnleifsson raised the Icelandic Championship Cup under the applause of a delighted audience, Fréttablaðið reports.
“The feeling is indescribable and this is the peak of my career,” declared Gunnleifur, who is 37. Another ‘old fox’, Bjarki Gunnlaugsson (39), played the last game of his career on Saturday and was given an honorary switch towards the end of the game.
The ‘golden shoe’ trophy was given to Atli Guðnason, who scored 12 goals in the division this past summer.
“I had set out with two goals this spring: To be a champion and top scorer. I achieved both so I cannot be anything else than satisfied,” he commented.
According to Fréttablaðið, Atli made sporting history by not only becoming top scorer but also the player boasting the most assists since first recorded in the men’s top division 20 years ago.
Click here to read more about Icelandic football.
ESA
The 2013 Reykjavík International Children’s Film Festival opens at the cinema Bíó Paradís on Hverfisgata in downtown Reykjavík on May 29.
more
The exchange of power in Iceland took place yesterday when the government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson formally took over from that of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and ministers exchange keys.
more
Mountaineer Leifur Örn Svavarsson became the first Icelander to reach the peak of Everest, the world’s highest mountain, by the North Face from Tibet just before sunrise yesterday morning.
more
Iceland’s new government formally took power today following a state council meeting at Bessastaðir, the presidential residence.
more
The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
more
REVIEWS
The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
more
Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
){kind=link}