Elín G. Gunnlaugsdóttir ist als erster Mensch mit einem Gleitschirm vom Snaefellsjökull in Westisland herabgesprungen. Sie sprang am 6. Juni aus 1.400 Meter Höhe nahe des Gipfels herunter und brauchte zehn bis 15 Minuten, um den Boden zu erreichen.
Der Verband der Isländischen Tourismusindustrie SAF gab vergangene Woche eine Erklärung heraus, in der er seine tiefe Besorgnis über die Organisation der offiziellen Marketing-Initiativen im Tourismusbereich ausdrückt und die Regierung zur Zusammenarbeit auffordert.
Premierministerin Jóhanna Sigurdardóttir erklärte nach einem Treffen in Egilsstadir (Ostisland) mit ihren Kollegen aus den anderen nordischen Staaten, diese ständen Islands Plan, sich um die Mitgliedschaft in der Europäischen Union zu bewerben, positiv gegenüber.
Borgartún in Reykjavík was supposed to develop from a district for truckers and auto mechanics into a modern financial district with office complexes and glass towers. It was dubbed “Iceland’s Wall Street” but now, after the crisis, plans have changed.
German “idea architect” Christopher Patrick Peterka will discuss the opportunities involved in an economic crisis in his lecture “An End is a Start – Thoughts about Pioneering the Fall” at Reykjavík Art Museum – Hafnarhús tomorrow at 8 pm.
On June 17, 1944, the Republic of Iceland was formally established and Iceland became independent after being under Danish rule. The day has been celebrated as the Icelandic National Day ever since.
A soil re-vegetation experiment using old telephone books has been launched by Flugvallarvegur near the recreational area of Öskjuhlíd in Reykjavík—a cooperation between the companies Já, which publishes the phone book, Flögur and Sáning.
At the occasion of the Icelandic National Day tomorrow, the National Museum of Iceland will offer free admission and guided tours around its exhibitions, both in Icelandic and English. The following day Reykjavík Museum of Photography will host a walk around central Reykjavík.
The puffin stock in the Westman Island is in such poor condition that it might end up on the bird “watch list” as defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).
The lawyers of New Kaupthing have concluded that the old bank’s decision to write off the debt of a group of its employees days before the bank collapsed cannot be revoked. Minister of Business Affairs Gylfi Magnússon called for an investigation into the matter at parliament yesterday.
