Too many of those who attempt to hike the Icelandic highlands are not prepared for the conditions they will face along the way, say representatives of the Icelandic Touring Association (ITA).
Visual artist Snorri Ásmundsson’s request for a rather unusual prop to use in his next video has garnered significant attention in the Icelandic media.
Rannveig Jónasdóttir, die Mutter des Nationaldichters und Naturkundlers Jónas Hallgrímsson musste den Bischof um ein Almosen für ihren Sohn ersuchen, damit der damals 16-Jährige den höheren Bildungsweg einschlagen konnte.
Isländer scheinen mehr mit Kanadiern, Briten, Australiern, Neuseeländern und US-Amerikanern gemeinsam zu haben als mit den Einwohnern der nordischen Ländern. Das ist das Ergebnis einer Studie.
Das Naturkundliche Büro hat rings um Akureyri an 450 Orten 2000 Exemplare des Riesenbärenklau gefunden. Die Pflanze gilt als gefährlich, weil der giftige Saft zu Verbrennungen führen kann.
Seventeen year old Laufey Heiða Reynisdóttir was chosen the Most Red-Headed Icelander of 2015, at the annual Irish Days festival in Akranes last weekend.
Canadian-American actress Pamela Anderson, of Baywatch fame, has sent Russian President Vladimir Putin a personal request, asking for his assistance in halting Icelandic whaling.
Around 9PM on Saturday night, at the intersection of Hverfisgata and Ingólfsstræti, three men jumped from a car shouting racist slurs, before attacking a nearby group of pedestrians.
The film Hrútar (Rams) has been nominated for the LUX Film Prize—awarded annually by the European Parliament since 2007—making it the first Icelandic film to receive this honor.
