The Mývatn Winter Festival will be held for the first time next month, from March 6 to 8. According to the festival’s website, the event will be one of a kind in Iceland, where people and animals compete in multiple non-traditional winter sports, mostly on the frozen lake. The …
At a meeting at Lake Mývatn today, Visit North Iceland and the Húsavík Chamber of Commerce and Tourism announced a project to promote the scenic Diamond Circle route with a new logo, a map and a website. The Diamond Circle can best be described as a magnificent ring road …
The municipal planning council for Norðurþing has opened an online vote on speed restrictions in Húsavík. The online vote takes place through Better Iceland, a contusing platform for local and national governmental bodies in Iceland. The proposal can be accessed through this web address: https://nordurthing.betraisland.is/post/22681 The vote ends on December …
It could take up to 20 years to build a new airport in Hvassahraun on the outskirts of Hafnafjörður, a suburb of Reykjavík, that would serve both international and domestic flights after. The cost of a new international and domestic airport could be a minimum of 300 billion krónur. …
Framsýn Union in Húsavík has entered into talks with Eagle Air on continuation of low air fares offered to union members. Standard rates for flights from Húsavík to Reykjavík are usually between 22 to 26 thousand króna, while union members can book their flights for only 10 thousand króna. …
Since August this year, communications company Míla has been connecting homes in Húsavík to high speed optical fiber. The first phase of the project will see 320 homes connected. As of now, homes at Garðarsbraut from 67 to 83 have been connected, and plans for this year include Árgata, …
Friends and members of the local volunteer search and rescue squad Garðar celebrated 60 years of the squads service to the community this weekend. On that occasion, Whale Watching operator Gentle Giants announced a grant of 600 thousand króna to the squad for their hard work and service to …
NEW YORK – The Icelandic documentary Cosmic Birth had its US premiere this week at The Explorers Club in New York City. The screening on November 15 was followed by a Q&A moderated by private astronaut Richard Garriott, drawing explorers, scientists, and space enthusiasts to an Iceland themed evening …
Iceland Energy Fund has granted 227 million króna to install 43 new fast charging station for electric vehicles. One of these new stations will be located at Lake Mývatn. “These new fast charging stations are up to three times faster than previously installed stations around the country, and should …
At a cabinet meeting this morning, the government of Iceland decided on seven measures to increase trust in Icelandic industry after the leak of documents from Iceland’s fishing giant Samherji last week The measures include increased transparency in the operation of larger companies, assessment and improvement of fishing internationally …
