On October 24, 1975, 50 years ago this month, 90 percent of all women in Iceland went on strike. Their purpose: to show the importance of women in the workplace. Their demands: Equal pay and equal ...

One of the busiest people in the Icelandic music scene, solo artist RAKEL anticipates the release of her debut LP a place to be on October 17. Now, RAKEL takes the time to focus on her own material — ...

“I worry about the public’s declining trust in politics in general. That was my sense when I first went into politics. One of the first things I did was to travel the country on my own, meet people at ...

Some artists push boundaries. Others dissolve them entirely. For Björk Guðmundsdóttir, a concert is never just a concert, an album is never just an album. Her latest tour? Elaborated to such detail ...

None of this was supposed to happen. GusGus was just supposed to be a short film, not a band. And even when it became a band, and remained a band, it—in some ways—still felt like more than a band.

Alþingishúsið, or The Parliament House, is a hulking grey stone building that sits on the edge of the sleepy Austurvöllur square in downtown Reykjavík. It’s the seat of Iceland’s Alþingi, an ...

Like any intrepid tourist knows, Iceland is famed for being one of the most expensive travel destinations in the world. Everything costs 3.000 ISK, no matter what you’re buying, and the cost of living ...

The Icelandic Naming Committee approved six given names last week, including four female names and two male names, reports Vísir. One name was rejected. The names that got the green light were the ...

Dr. Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir will assume office as the new rector of the University of Iceland, following a victory in the recent university elections. Silja won against candidate Magnús Karl Magnússon ...

Guess what? We’re back with a sizzling hot list of things to do this weekend! The weather’s treating us nicely and the Reykjavík events scene is following suit. We’ve got a bunch of fun options to ...

At the southern tip of Lagarfljöt lies Fljótsdalur, a scenic river valley carved out by meltwater from the northern edge of Vatnajökull. It’s a wild and storied place, with a glacier research centre, ...

“Trust me, I’m a reporter,” reads the mug Einar Þorsteinsson is holding in his office overlooking Tjörnin on a gloomy January afternoon. However, Einar is no longer a reporter — these days, he’s ...