Eagle Air to add Húsavík flights on Saturdays
Eagle Air has started operationg flights betweeen Húsavík and Reykjavík on Saturdays. This mean that the airline now offers flights to and from Húsavík on all days of the week.
Author: Húsavík Observer
National Boccia Championships held in Húsavík
The National Boccia Championships will be held in Húsavík this weekend. This is not the first time Húsavík plays host to the championships, as it was also held in Húsavík in 1995. With around 200 participants, including athletes, officials and operational staff, the National Boccia Championships is one of the …
Minister of Finance steps down as leader of Reform Party
Benedikt Jóhannesson, member of Parliament for North East and leader of the Reform Party has stepped down as party chairman. Jóhannesson founded the party last year and won 7 seats in the Parliament during last year’s election. According to the polls, it now looks like the party might loos …
Iceland has qualified for the World Cup for the first time
A little over one year after sensationally knocking England out of Euro 2016, Iceland has qualified for the World Cup for the first time, following a 2 to 0 win over Kosovo at Laugardalsvöllur stadium in Reykjavík. Needing victory to guarantee top spot in European qualifying Group I, goals …
Sigmundur Davíð leads Centre Party in Northeast
Former Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson will lead the ticket in Northeast for his newly formed Centre Party. The party is polling around 10% nationwide and is expected to win 5-7 seats in the parliament. Sigmundur, who resigned as Prime Minister last year, left the Progressive party last month …
Mountaineer Edurne Pasaban awarded Leif Erikson Exploration Award
As the first woman to climb all the 14 eight-thousander peaks, Spanish mountaineer Edurne Pasaban has been awarded the 2017 Leif Erikson Exploration Award during the Explorers Festival in Húsavík this weekend. The award was presented to her by Icelandic mountaineer Vilborg Arna Gissurardóttir on behalf of the Scientific …
Babita Sharma to present Leif Erikson Awards in Húsavík
TV Presenter and BBC World News Anchor Babita Sharma will present the Leif Erikson Exploration Awards in Húsavík this weekend. The awards are the highlight of the upcoming Explorers Festival, held in Húsavík for the third time this year. Previous winners of the awards include Apollo astronautand and Moon …
PCC workers celebrate World Car Free Day
This morning, employees and managers of PCC started their day by walking form the company’s Húsavík office to the work site at Bakki. This was in celebration of the World Car Free Day, which is celebrated on September 22. The aim of this day is to encourage motorists to …
Iceland to hold third Parliamentary election in last five years
Following the collapse of the government last week, it has now become clear that Icelanders will vote in a new parliament, the third one in five years. The national election will take place on October 28. President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson said Monday it was clear there was no chance …
Popular children’s weekend sports return at Húsavík Sports Hall this winter
The Children’s Weekend Sports, known in Icelandic as Íþróttaskólinn and offered to kids ages 2 to 6 by local sports club Völsungur, will return this winter on Saturday mornings at the Húsavík Sports Hall. The popular weekend activity has been organized and coached by Áslaug Guðmundsdóttir and Unnar Þór …