Foreign citizens make up nearly 50% of those currently unemployed in Iceland, while they only make up 15-20% of the……
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Of the nearly 20,000 children attending preschools in Iceland, 26% have a foreign background. This includes children who were born……
The East Iceland village of Vopnafjörður will celebrate its second annual Multicultural Festival on Saturday, with international food, dance exhibitions,……
The West Iceland municipality of Stykkishólmur (pop. 1,193) wants to be more accessible for new residents, especially those of foreign……
The Living Art Museum in Reykjavík, Iceland, has sent out an open call for its autumn exhibition for the year……
Icelandic musician Björk’s Instagram account will host a live discussion in English on racism in Iceland at 6.00pm GMT tonight.……
Nearly one half of all immigrants in Iceland come from a single country: Poland. Polish nationals were among the first foreigners to start settling here in the modern era, initially drawn by work in fish processing plants. In the early aughts, a boom in construction drew them in even greater numbers. In recent years, younger Poles have been flocking to the country for jobs in tourism and other industries. Their community as a whole now numbers 20,000.
One fourth of Skútustaðahreppur municipality’s residents are foreign citizens, RÚV reports, compared to around 13% in Iceland’s overall population. It’s……
A new proposal put forward by the Minister of Social Affairs would ensure that asylum seekers who have been granted……