Gunni Marís On Thursday, November 25, 2021, I left a COVID testing clinic near the Kringlan shopping centre in Reykjavík. Stepping into my car, the phone rang and an unknown number appeared on the screen. I listened as the voice of an old acquaintance, meek but quietly upbeat, worked its way through the speaker. We […]
“This is my mushroom album.” What do you when you’re forced to spend time at home for three years? When your social circle shrinks to ten
An M4.4 earthquake occurred in the northern part of Bárðarbunga shortly after noon yesterday. Less than half an hour later, an earthquake measuring M4.9 was
A man died after falling into the Brúará river in South Iceland yesterday afternoon. The man was carried downstream while saving his son, who had
OUT OF THE EXACTLY60 RESIDENTS OF SKORRADALUR, 47 ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE. In 1910, there were 203 municipal councils in Iceland. Now there are fewer than half that number. During the 20th century, following centuries of economic stagnation, Iceland finally industrialised. It was later than other countries in Europe, but it happened in half the time. As […]
“Visibility is our strongest weapon.” This was the motto of a solidarity gathering organised in the city centre yesterday in the wake of the Oslo
The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration opened the road to Landmannalaugar via Sigalda yesterday, making the popular Laugavegur hiking route accessible for the summer, Vísir
Biotech company Alvotech became the first dual-listed Icelandic company in Iceland and the US when it completed its listing in Iceland’s stock market yesterday. The
The Minister of Justice’s bill to amend marital law was recently passed in Parliament, removing the Ministry’s warrant to grant exceptions that would allow individuals
The spread of COVID-19 has increased in the past few days, as around 200 people test positive for Covid daily. The number of people with
