The seven millionth passengers to travel through Keflavík Airport this year, Chris and Joanne Bradley, were greeted with gifts at the airport today. They were arriving to Iceland with with EasyJet from Belfast. The number of passengers at Keflavík is divided into arrivals, departures, and stopovers, each of which …
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
