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Society

Candlelight Vigil to Be Held at Blönduós Tonight

A candlelight vigil will be held tonight at the Blönduós sports ground in Northwest Iceland. Candles will be placed on the running track in solidarity

Ragnar Tómas August 26, 2022

Nature

Trail to the Meradalir Eruption Site Repaired

The trail to the eruption site in Meradalir has been repaired, making it more easily passable for hikers, RÚV reports. There has been no volcanic

Ragnar Tómas August 26, 2022

Nature

Citizen Scientists Wanted to Monitor Land

GróLind, a project to monitor Iceland’s soil and vegetation resources through remote sensing data, is turning to the public for help. Jóhann Helgi Stefánsson, environmental

Erik Pomrenke August 25, 2022

Nature

Cold Summer Makes for Good Berry Harvest

Berry season has begun, albeit rather late this year. The later start is attributed to a colder than average summer. However, Iceland’s berry-pickers agree that

Erik Pomrenke August 25, 2022

Society

Iceland to Consolidate University Applications into One Portal

Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörndóttir, Minister of Higher Education, Industry, and Innovation, has recently announced plans to establish a single enrollment portal for all higher education in

Erik Pomrenke August 25, 2022

Society

Public Bus No Longer Stops at Esja Mountain

Access to one of the Reykjavík capital area’s most popular hiking sites by public transit – Esja mountain – has been severely limited since May

Jelena Ćirić August 24, 2022

Central Bank Ásgeir Jónsson seðlabankastjóri

Economy

Key Interest Rate Raised to 5.5% in Iceland

The Central Bank of Iceland’s key interest rate will be raised by 0.75% to 5.5%, the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee announced today. The hike was

Jelena Ćirić August 24, 2022

Society

Real Estate Market Slows, With Fewest Sales Since April 2015

The Housing and Infrastructure Agency states in a recent report that the real estate market has slowed down significantly, with the lowest level of purchase

Erik Pomrenke August 23, 2022

Society

Children of Victim Grieve After Shooting in Blönduós

The children of the victim of the shooting in Blönduós have released a statement in which they critiqued media coverage of the attack, and asked

Erik Pomrenke August 23, 2022

Economy

Annual List of Highest Tax Payers in Iceland Published

The financial journal Frjáls Verslun has recently published their annual list of Iceland’s highest tax payers, compiled from public information available in the tax registry. Number

Erik Pomrenke August 23, 2022