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Society

Preschool Replaces Sex Shop

A new preschool has opened in the Laugardalur neighborhood on Kleppsvegur 150-152. However, the latest addition to the city’s preschool system is built on the

Erik Pomrenke September 15, 2022

Business

2023 Budget to Include 7.7% Hike on Alcohol

In the latest draft of the 2023 budget, a 7.7% increase in alcohol tax is proposed. Iceland already has some of the highest alcohol taxes

Erik Pomrenke September 15, 2022

Politics

Car Taxes and Fees to Rise in Iceland

The cost of owning a car in Iceland will rise significantly next year, if the 2023 budget bill is passed in its current form. The

Jelena Ćirić September 14, 2022

The farmed salmon is larger than the wild salmon, wounded by salmon lice, with torn tails and damaged gill flaps.

Nature

MAST Confirm Farmed Salmon Found in Mjólká in Arnarfjörður

In a recent report from the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST), 16 salmon caught in the Mjólká river in the Westfjords were confirmed to

Erik Pomrenke September 13, 2022

Nature

In Post-Ice Age First, Iceland Records 30m-Tall Tree

An Icelandic tree planted in 1949 near Kirkjubæjarklaustur was recently measured at 30.15m, making it the tallest recorded tree in Iceland since the Ice Age.

Erik Pomrenke September 13, 2022

Nature

Geysir’s Protected Status Confirmed in Signing Ceremony

Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Minister of Environment, Energy, and Climate Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarsson took part in a ceremony yesterday at Geysir, in which they

Erik Pomrenke September 13, 2022

Culture

True Detective Series Will Be Largest-Ever Foreign Investment in Icelandic Culture

The upcoming series of HBO Max television show True Detective will be filmed in Iceland over a 9-month period for a budget of around ISK

Jelena Ćirić September 12, 2022

Politics

2023 Budget Bill Projects Decreased Deficit

The Icelandic government’s budget bill for 2023 will run on a deficit of ISK 89 billion [$640 million; €632 million], a significant decrease from last

Jelena Ćirić September 12, 2022

Society

Women of Foreign Origin Object to Union Leader’s Comments

The Women of Multicultural Ethnicity Network in Iceland (W.O.M.E.N.), released a statement yesterday objecting to comments made by Efling Union Chair Sólveig Anna Jónsdóttir in

Jelena Ćirić September 12, 2022

Culture

Prime Minister Pens Crime Novel with Ragnar Jónasson

Best-selling author Ragnar Jónasson and Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir have co-authored a crime novel together, RÚV reports. The book will be called Reykjavík. This may

Larissa Kyzer September 11, 2022

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Preschool Replaces Sex Shop

2023 Budget to Include 7.7% Hike on Alcohol

Car Taxes and Fees to Rise in Iceland

MAST Confirm Farmed Salmon Found in Mjólká in Arnarfjörður

In Post-Ice Age First, Iceland Records 30m-Tall Tree

Geysir’s Protected Status Confirmed in Signing Ceremony

True Detective Series Will Be Largest-Ever Foreign Investment in Icelandic Culture

2023 Budget Bill Projects Decreased Deficit

Women of Foreign Origin Object to Union Leader’s Comments

Prime Minister Pens Crime Novel with Ragnar Jónasson

Fourth Vaccination to Be Offered In Laugardalshöll

Supreme Court Takes Up Slayer Suit Against Secret Solstice Festival

Power Outage for Half of Iceland Over Weekend

Flooding in Akureyri, Storms Hit North and East Iceland Over Weekend

Iceland: Terrorist Plot Sparks Debate on Police Power