The third edition of DesignThing, Húsavík’s annual celebration of design and innovation, will take place September 26–27 at Stéttin. This year’s festival focuses on food and the many intersections between culinary arts and design. Organizers promise an event that is both fun and thought-provoking, with a program ranging from …
The municipality of Norðurþing is facing significant financial strain from the halted operations at PCC BakkiSilicon. The closure of the silicon plant at Bakki is estimated to cost the municipality 700 million ISK (about €4.6 million), largely in lost revenue and associated economic activity. RÚV reports that Mayor Katrín …
The fishing town of Grindavík, recently in global headlines due to volcanic eruptions, also has its name written across the cosmos. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has officially approved the name Grindavík for an asteroid discovered in 1999, adding to the Martian crater that has borne the same name …
Visitors have one final opportunity today to experience two remarkable exhibitions at Akureyri Art Museum. Both Samlífi by Heimir Hlöðversson and Tími – Rými – Efni by Þóra Sigurðardóttir close this evening, marking the end of their successful runs. Heimir Hlöðversson, a multimedia artist and filmmaker, presents Samlífi as …
This Saturday evening, Iceland’s National TV RÚV will air a concert film and behind-the-scenes documentary from one of the most memorable cultural events ever held in Northeast Iceland: Skálmöld’s performance at the Arctic Henge in Raufarhöfn. The Viking metal band took the stage at the striking stone monument on …
The ports of Húsavík and Raufarhöfn are experiencing their busiest season yet with a total of 65 cruise calls, up from 52 last year. The port of Húsavík will welcome 58 ships this season, while Raufarhöfn has seen a steady cruise traffic for the first time, with seven calls …
REYKJAVÍK – News broke today that Guðrún Björk Kristmundsdóttir, longtime owner of Iceland’s most iconic hot dog stand Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur, has passed away at the age of 63 after an illness. Her passing brings back memories of one of the most famous moments in the stand’s history. In …
The municipality of Norðurþing has signed a memorandum of understanding with the British-Norwegian company GIGA-42 Ltd. to develop a new data center on the industrial site at Bakki near Húsavík. The agreement, signed in Húsavík this week by Norðurþing deputy mayor Bergþór Bjarnason and GIGA-42 CEO William Tasney, outlines …
Early this morning, just before 5:30 a.m., emergency services in Húsavík were called to respond to a fire onboard a small fishing vessel north of Tjörnes on Skjálfandi Bay. According to a statement from the Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue Landsbjörg, the blaze began in the wheelhouse. Four …
PCC BakkiSilicon has announced the dismissal of 30 additional employees at its silicon metal plant near Húsavík, citing continued instability in the global silicon market. The company had already laid off around 80 workers in mid-July, when production was halted due to what management described as a “temporary suspension …
